Where does “ކުންނާރު” come from?

ކުންނާރު (Dhivehi) comes from Persian کنار, from Middle Persian kunār.

ކުންނާރު (Dhivehi): jujube

Definitions

  1. jujube

Ancestry of “ކުންނާރު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکنارside; edge; coast
2Middle Persiankunār—
Every word from Middle Persian kunār →Every word from Persian کنار →