Where does “*hadi” come from?

*hadi (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from English qadi, from Arabic قَاضٍ, from Arabic قَضَى — to judge; to perform.

Ancestry of “*hadi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishqadiA civil judge in certain Islamic countries
2Arabicقَاضٍmagistrate; judge
3Arabicقَضَىto judge; to perform

Words derived from “*hadi”

Every word from Arabic قَضَى →Every word from Arabic قَاضٍ →Every word from English qadi →