Where does “ਆਦਿ” come from?

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

ਆਦਿ (Punjabi): existing since the beginning, old, early; the...

Definitions

  1. existing since the beginning, old, early; the...

Ancestry of “ਆਦਿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआदिbeginning; commencement
2Hindiआदाginger
3Prakrit*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅
4Sanskritआर्द्रकwet, moist; ginger
5Sanskritआर्द्रwet, moist, damp
Every word from Sanskrit आर्द्रEvery word from Sanskrit आर्द्रकEvery word from Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅