Where does “ആദ്യം” come from?

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

ആദ്യം (Malayalam): first, firstly

Definitions

first, firstly

Ancestry of “ആദ്യം”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	आद्य	being at the beginning, first, primitive;...
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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