Where does “atoll” come from?

atoll (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English atoll, from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު, from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞, from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ.

atoll (Norwegian Nynorsk): an atoll

Definitions

  1. an atoll

Ancestry of “atoll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishatolla type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that...
2Portugueseatolatoll
3Dhivehiއަތޮޅުatoll
4Prakrit*𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞—
5Sanskrit*संतीर्थ—
Every word from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ →Every word from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 →Every word from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު →