Where does “Maldivan” come from?

Maldivan (English) comes from English Maldives, from Dhivehi މާލެ, from Dhivehi ލޭ, from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Ancestry of “Maldivan”, step by step

Maldivan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Maldives

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Maldives	—
2	Dhivehi	މާލެ	—
3	Dhivehi	ލޭ	blood
4	Prakrit	𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅	red
5	Sanskrit	लोहित	red, reddish; made of copper; blood
6	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Hráwdʰitas	red
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁rewdʰ-	red

via English ān

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ān	—
2	Middle English	ān	a, an indefinite article
3	Old English	ān	lonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4	Proto-West Germanic	ain	one
5	Proto-Germanic	ainaz	one; some
6	Proto-Indo-European	óynos	one; single

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas →Every word from Sanskrit लोहित →