Where does “आदिवासी” come from?

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

आदिवासी (Hindi): the Adivasi, aboriginals, natives

Definitions

  1. the Adivasi, aboriginals, natives

Ancestry of “आदिवासी”, step by step

आदिवासी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi आदि

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

via Hindi वासी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवासीinhabitant; inhabiting, dwelling
2Sanskritवासिन्—

Words derived from “आदिवासी”

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