Where does “Adivasi” come from?

Adivasi (English) comes from Hindi आदिवासी, from Hindi आदि, from Sanskrit आदि, from Hindi आदा, from Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅, from Sanskrit आर्द्रक, from Sanskrit आर्द्र — wet, moist, damp.

Adivasi (English): A member of a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups considered the aboriginal population of South Asia

Definitions

  1. A member of a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups considered the aboriginal population of South Asia

Ancestry of “Adivasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआदिवासीthe Adivasi, aboriginals, natives
2Hindiआदिbeginning, source, origin; et cetera, and so on;...
3Sanskritआदिbeginning; commencement
4Hindiआदाginger
5Prakrit*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅—
6Sanskritआर्द्रकwet, moist; ginger
7Sanskritआर्द्रwet, moist, damp
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