Where does “आदि” come from?
आदि (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit आदि, from Hindi आदा, from Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅, from Sanskrit आर्द्रक, from Sanskrit आर्द्र.
आदि (Hindi): beginning, source, origin; et cetera, and so on;...
Definitions
- beginning, source, origin; et cetera, and so on;...
Ancestry of “आदि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | आदि | beginning; commencement |
| 2 | Hindi | आदा | ginger |
| 3 | Prakrit | *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आर्द्रक | wet, moist; ginger |
| 5 | Sanskrit | आर्द्र | — |