Candia

Candia · proper noun¹

1. Middle Persian · derived from*handag
2. Arabic · derived fromخَنْدَق
3. Arabic · derived fromرَبْض الخَنْدَق
4. Ancient Greek · derived fromΧάνδαξ
5. English todayCandia

From Venetan or Latin, from Ancient Greek Χάνδαξ (Khándax) or Χάνδακας (Khándakas), from Arabic رَبْض الخَنْدَق (rabḍ al-ḵandaq) (in particular Arabic خَنْدَق (ḵandaq), borrowed from Middle Persian *handag (whence Classical Persian هندک (handak, “moat”))), name of the Cretan city of Heraklion under the Emirate of Crete.

Candia · proper noun²

1. Sanskrit · derived fromखण्ड
2. Tamil · derived fromகண்டி
3. Portuguese · derived fromCandea
4. English todayCandia

From Portuguese Candea, from Tamil கண்டி (kaṇṭi), possibly further from Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa).

Words from the same roots