Where does “ކޮޅުމަޑުލު” come from?

ކޮޅުމަޑުލު (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi މަޑުލު, from Sanskrit मण्डल, from Sanskrit -ल, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “ކޮޅުމަޑުލު”, step by step

ކޮޅުމަޑުލު traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi މަޑުލު

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiމަޑުލުatoll
2Sanskritमण्डलcircular, round; disk; anything round
3Sanskrit-लan adjectival or nominal suffix: relating to, belonging to, having, similar to, etc
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Dhivehi ކޮޅު

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiކޮޅުend
2SanskritकोटिThe end, extremity, or highest point of anything;...

Words derived from “ކޮޅުމަޑުލު

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Sanskrit -लEvery word from Sanskrit मण्डल