Where does “अधम” come from?

अधम (Old Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit अधम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)adʰamás — lowest.

अधम (Old Gujarati): base, vile

Definitions

  1. base, vile

Ancestry of “अधम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअधमlowest, very low
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*(H)adʰamáslowest
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)adʰamás →Every word from Sanskrit अधम →