Where does “atol” come from?

atol (Portuguese) comes from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު, from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞, from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ.

atol (Portuguese): atoll

Definitions

  1. atoll

Ancestry of “atol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiއަތޮޅުatoll
2Prakrit*𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞—
3Sanskrit*संतीर्थ—

Words derived from “atol”

Every word from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ →Every word from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 →Every word from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު →
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