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Where does “catamaran” come from?

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

catamaran (French): catamaran, a twin-hulled ship or boat

Definitions

  1. catamaran, a twin-hulled ship or boat

Ancestry of “catamaran”, step by step

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

Words derived from “catamaran”

  • katamaran
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