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Where does “ইত্যাদি” come from?

ইত্যাদি (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit इत्यादि, from Sanskrit आदि, from Hindi आदा, from Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅, from Sanskrit आर्द्रक, from Sanskrit आर्द्र.

Ancestry of “ইত্যাদি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइत्यादि—
2Sanskritआदिbeginning; commencement
3Hindiआदाginger
4Prakrit*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅—
5Sanskritआर्द्रकwet, moist; ginger
6Sanskritआर्द्र—
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