Where does “catamarã” come from?
catamarã (Portuguese) comes from English catamaran, from Tamil கட்டுமரம், from Tamil மரம், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *maran — tree.
catamarã (Portuguese): catamaran twin-hulled boat
Definitions
- catamaran twin-hulled boat
Ancestry of “catamarã”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | catamaran | A twin-hulled ship or boat; A quarrelsome woman;... |
| 2 | Tamil | கட்டுமரம் | a makeshift boat made by binding logs together with a rope; raft |
| 3 | Tamil | மரம் | tree |
| 4 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆 | tree |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *maran | tree |