Where does “atollo” come from?

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

atollo (Italian): atoll

Definitions

  1. atoll

Ancestry of “atollo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “atollo

Every word from Sanskrit *संतीर्थEvery word from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞Every word from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު