Where does “adi” come from?
adi (Balinese) comes from Sanskrit आदि, from Hindi आदा, from Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅, from Sanskrit आर्द्रक, from Sanskrit आर्द्र — wet, moist, damp.
adi (Balinese): sibling younger person who shares same parents
Definitions
- sibling younger person who shares same parents
Ancestry of “adi”, step by step
adi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit आदि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आदि | beginning; commencement |
| 2 | Hindi | आदा | ginger |
| 3 | Prakrit | *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आर्द्रक | wet, moist; ginger |
| 5 | Sanskrit | आर्द्र | wet, moist, damp |
via Old Javanese [[ādi]], [[adi]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | [[ādi]], [[adi]] | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अधि | over, above |
| 3 | Sanskrit | इ | to go |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éy- | he, this |