The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromहिन्दोल“swinging cradle, hammock litter, dooly”
- Portuguese · borrowed fromandor
- English todayandor
From Portuguese andor, from Malayalam, from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola, “swinging cradle, hammock litter, dooly”). Compare dooly from Sanskrit दुल् (dul) via Hindi.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.