Where does “ߡߊߟߌ” come from?

ߡߊߟߌ (N'Ko) comes from English Mali, from Hindi माली, from Hindi माल, from Dhivehi މާލެ, from Dhivehi ލޭ, from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas — red.

Ancestry of “ߡߊߟߌ”, step by step

ߡߊߟߌ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Mali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMaliA Somali
2Hindiमालीgardener; economical, monetary
3Hindiमालgoods, stuff, things; money; an attractive woman
4Dhivehiމާލެ
5Dhivehiލޭblood
6Prakrit𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅red
7Sanskritलोहितred, reddish; made of copper; blood
8Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Arabic مالي

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicماليfinancial; related to Mali
2Proto-Malayic*maləmnight
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maləm

via French Mali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMaliMali language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-