Where does “អាទិ” come from?

អាទិ (Khmer) comes from Pali ādi, from Sanskrit आदि, from Hindi आदा, from Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅, from Sanskrit आर्द्रक, from Sanskrit आर्द्र — wet, moist, damp.

អាទិ (Khmer): first thing, origin, base, foundation

Definitions

first thing, origin, base, foundation

Ancestry of “អាទិ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “អាទិ”

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