Where does “katamaran” come from?
katamaran (Turkish) comes from French catamaran, from English catamaran, from Tamil கட்டுமரம், from Tamil மரம், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *maran.
katamaran (Turkish): catamaran
Ancestry of “katamaran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | catamaran | catamaran, a twin-hulled ship or boat |
| 2 | English | catamaran | A twin-hulled ship or boat; A quarrelsome woman;... |
| 3 | Tamil | கட்டுமரம் | — |
| 4 | Tamil | மரம் | tree |
| 5 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Dravidian | *maran | — |