Where does “Atoll” come from?

Atoll (German) comes from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު, from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞, from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ.

Atoll (German): atoll

Definitions

  1. atoll

Ancestry of “Atoll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishatolla type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that...
2Portugueseatolatoll
3Dhivehiއަތޮޅުatoll
4Prakrit*𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞—
5Sanskrit*संतीर्थ—

Words derived from “Atoll”

Every word from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ →Every word from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 →Every word from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު →