Where does “اَدَم” come from?
اَدَم (Kashmiri) comes from Sanskrit अधम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)adʰamás — lowest.
اَدَم (Kashmiri): low, mean, vile
Definitions
- low, mean, vile
Ancestry of “اَدَم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अधम | lowest, very low |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *(H)adʰamás | lowest |