English
kandys
Kandys comes from Ancient Greek κάνδυς ‘mantle with sleeves worn by Persians’, and goes back to Old Persian *kanduš ‘cloak’.
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCE*kanduš‘cloak’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκάνδυςkándus‘mantle with sleeves worn by Persians’
- Englishtodaykandys
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCE*kanduš‘cloak’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκάνδυςkándus‘mantle with sleeves worn by Persians’
- Englishtodaykandys
Every English word from Old Persian *kanduš
Today it means
noun A kind of three-quarter-length Persian coat, originally a leather cloak with sleeves worn by men, but later a garment worn by Athenian women.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Persian *kanduš / kandys