anaconda

The story

1. Tamil · derived fromஆனைக்கொன்றான்“having killed an elephant”
2. Sinhalese · derived fromහෙනකඳයා“whip snake”
3. New Latin · derived fromanacandaia“python”
4. English todayanaconda

From New Latin anacandaia (“python”), originally referring to a species of constrictor found in Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese හෙනකඳයා (henakaⁿdayā, “whip snake”), from හෙණ (heṇa, “lightning, thunderbolt”) + කඳ (kaⁿda, “stem, trunk, body”) or from Tamil ஆனைக்கொன்றான் (āṉaikkoṉṟāṉ, “having killed an elephant”), from ஆனை (āṉai, “elephant”) + கொன்றான் (koṉṟāṉ, “having killed”).