Where does “ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ” come from?

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

ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ (Kannada): et cetera, and others, and so on

Definitions

et cetera, and others, and so on

Ancestry of “ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	इत्यादि	having such (thing or things) at the beginning; thus beginning; and so forth; et cetera
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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