Where does “cadi” come from?

cadi (French) comes from Arabic قَاضٍ, from Arabic قَضَى — to judge; to perform.

Ancestry of “cadi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	قَاضٍ	magistrate; judge
2	Arabic	قَضَى	to judge; to perform

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