armada
‘a large, armed fleet of ships’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. armade, armado, armadoe, armod < Span. armada ‘an armed force’ < Med.Lat. armata ‘armed force’ < Lat. armata < armatus ‘armed, equipped, in arms’ < armare ‘to arm,’ related to arma ‘tools’ < aam < ar(ə)mo < ar- < Tamil ār