Where does “കടത്തുതോണി” come from?

കടത്തുതോണി (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam തോണി, from Prakrit 𑀤𑁄𑀡𑀺, from Sanskrit द्रोणि — a wooden trough.

കടത്തുതോണി (Malayalam): ferryboat

Definitions

  1. ferryboat

Ancestry of “കടത്തുതോണി”, step by step

കടത്തുതോണി traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam തോണി

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamതോണിboat
2Prakrit𑀤𑁄𑀡𑀺—
3Sanskritद्रोणिa wooden trough

via Malayalam കടത്ത്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകടത്ത്ferrying, ferry, transporting, jetty
2Malayalamകടക്കുകto enter
Every word from Sanskrit द्रोणि →Every word from Prakrit 𑀤𑁄𑀡𑀺 →Every word from Malayalam തോണി →