The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromजम्बुद्वीप“Rose-apple island”
- dv · borrowed fromދަނބިދޫ
- English todayDhanbidhoo
Borrowed from the Malé Latin form of Dhivehi ދަނބިދޫ (daᵐbidū), from earlier 𑤞𑤢𑤳𑤝𑤳𑤩𑤳 (dhabuduvu /daᵐbuduvu/), ultimately from Sanskrit जम्बुद्वीप (jambudvīpa, “Rose-apple island”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.