Where does “ޑާކާ” come from?

ޑާކާ (Dhivehi) comes from Bengali ঢাকা, from Prakrit 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 — to shut, close.

Ancestry of “ޑާކާ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঢাকাcovered
2Prakrit𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇to shut, close
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