Where does “Mali” come from?

Mali (Yoruba) comes from English Mali, from Hindi माली, from Hindi माल, from Dhivehi މާލެ, from Dhivehi ލޭ, from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas — red.

Ancestry of “Mali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMaliA Somali
2Hindiमालीgardener; economical, monetary
3Hindiमालgoods, stuff, things; money; an attractive woman
4Dhivehiމާލެ—
5Dhivehiލޭblood
6Prakrit𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅red
7Sanskritलोहितred, reddish; made of copper; blood
8Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →