Where does “adu” come from?
adu (Limos Kalinga) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hadu, from Proto-Austronesian Sadu, from Pali sādhu, from Sanskrit साधु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sáHdʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáHdʰuš, from Proto-Indo-European séHdʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
adu (Limos Kalinga): many
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Ancestry of “adu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hadu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | Sadu | — |
| 3 | Pali | sādhu | well |
| 4 | Sanskrit | साधु | straight, right; leading straight to a goal,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *sáHdʰuṣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sáHdʰuš | successful, accomplished |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | séHdʰ-u-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |