Etymology

Maldives

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Today it means: An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé. Full definition →

dv މާލެ ← Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 ← Sanskrit द्वीप
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromद्वीप
  2. Prakrit · derived from𑀤𑀻𑀯“island”
  3. dv · derived fromމާލެ
  4. English todayMaldives

Based on Malé Islands; from Malé, the name of the main island (from Dhivehi މާލެ (māle)) + Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva, “island”), from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpá).

Words from the same roots

dvމާލެ all →

Malé

Prakrit𑀤𑀻𑀯 all →

-dives

Sanskritद्वीप all →

Bali-dives

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