Where does “atoll” come from?
atoll (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު, from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞, from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ.
atoll (Norwegian Bokmål): an atoll
Ancestry of “atoll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | atoll | a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that... |
| 2 | Portuguese | atol | atoll |
| 3 | Dhivehi | އަތޮޅު | atoll |
| 4 | Prakrit | *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | *संतीर्थ | — |