Where does “атол” come from?

атол (Bulgarian) comes from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު, from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞, from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ.

атол (Bulgarian): atoll

Definitions

  1. atoll

Ancestry of “атол”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishatolla type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that...
2Portugueseatolatoll
3Dhivehiއަތޮޅުatoll
4Prakrit*𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞
5Sanskrit*संतीर्थ
Every word from Sanskrit *संतीर्थEvery word from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞Every word from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު
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