Where does “आदिम” come from?

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

आदिम (Hindi): initial, primeval, early, archaic

Definitions

initial, primeval, early, archaic

Ancestry of “आदिम”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	आदिम	first
2	Sanskrit	आदि	beginning; commencement
3	Hindi	आदा	ginger
4	Prakrit	*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅	—
5	Sanskrit	आर्द्रक	wet, moist; ginger
6	Sanskrit	आर्द्र	wet, moist, damp

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