dinghy

English "dinghy" comes from Bengali ডিঙি (ḍiṅi), a small boat, which perhaps traces back to Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa), meaning "wooden trough."

The word passed from Bengali into English essentially unchanged in meaning, still naming a small boat.

If the Sanskrit link holds, "dinghy" shares a root with droṇa, the word for a hollowed wooden trough — a fitting image for a small, carved-out vessel.