Where does “आदि” come from?

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

आदि (Sanskrit): beginning; commencement

Definitions

  1. beginning; commencement

Ancestry of “आदि”, step by step

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

Words derived from “आदि”

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