Where does “catamarán” come from?

catamarán (Spanish) comes from English catamaran, from Tamil கட்டுமரம், from Tamil மரம், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *maran — tree.

catamarán (Spanish): catamaran

Definitions

  1. catamaran

Ancestry of “catamarán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcatamaranA twin-hulled ship or boat; A quarrelsome woman;...
2Tamilகட்டுமரம்a makeshift boat made by binding logs together with a rope; raft
3Tamilமரம்tree
4Old Tamil𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆tree
5Proto-Dravidian*marantree
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *maran →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆 →Every word from Tamil மரம் →
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