Where does “Kolhumadulu” come from?
Kolhumadulu (English) comes from Dhivehi ކޮޅުމަޑުލު, from Dhivehi މަޑުލު, from Sanskrit मण्डल, from Sanskrit -ल, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Ancestry of “Kolhumadulu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhivehi | ކޮޅުމަޑުލު | — |
| 2 | Dhivehi | މަޑުލު | atoll |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मण्डल | circular, round; disk; anything round |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -ल | an adjectival or nominal suffix: relating to, belonging to, having, similar to, etc |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |