Where does “몰디브” come from?

몰디브 (Korean) 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.

Ancestry of “몰디브”, 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 HráwdʰitasEvery word from Sanskrit लोहित