Where does “ādi” come from?

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

ādi (Pali): beginnings, origin

Definitions

  1. beginnings, origin

Ancestry of “ādi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआदिbeginning; commencement
2Hindiआदाginger
3Prakrit*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅—
4Sanskritआर्द्रकwet, moist; ginger
5Sanskritआर्द्रwet, moist, damp

Words derived from “ādi”

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