Where does “atolón” come from?

atolón (Spanish) comes from Middle French atolon, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު, from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞, from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ.

atolón (Spanish): atoll

Definitions

  1. atoll

Ancestry of “atolón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchatolon—
2Dhivehiއަތޮޅުatoll
3Prakrit*𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞—
4Sanskrit*संतीर्थ—
Every word from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ →Every word from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 →Every word from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު →