Where does “Maldivian” come from?

Maldivian (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.

Maldivian (English): Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language

Definitions

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language

Ancestry of “Maldivian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMaldives—
2Dhivehiމާލެ—
3Dhivehiލޭblood
4Prakrit𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅red
5Sanskritलोहितred, reddish; made of copper; blood
6Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas →Every word from Sanskrit लोहित →