Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “cataraft” come from?

cataraft (English) comes from English catamaran, from Tamil கட்டுமரம், from Tamil மரம், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *maran.

cataraft (English): A long raft with two pontoons, capable of...

Definitions

  1. A long raft with two pontoons, capable of...

Ancestry of “cataraft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcatamaranA twin-hulled ship or boat; A quarrelsome woman;...
2Tamilகட்டுமரம்—
3Tamilமரம்tree
4Old Tamil𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆—
5Proto-Dravidian*maran—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *maran →