Where does “catamaran” come from?

catamaran (Norman) comes from English catamaran, from Tamil கட்டுமரம், from Tamil மரம், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *maran — tree.

catamaran (Norman): catamaran

Definitions

  1. catamaran

Ancestry of “catamaran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcatamaranA twin-hulled ship or boat; A quarrelsome woman;...
2Tamilகட்டுமரம்a makeshift boat made by binding logs together with a rope; raft
3Tamilமரம்tree
4Old Tamil𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆tree
5Proto-Dravidian*marantree
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *maran →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆 →Every word from Tamil மரம் →