Where does “आदिशक्ति” come from?

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

आदिशक्ति (Sanskrit): the primeval power, name of माया

Definitions

  1. the primeval power, name of माया

Ancestry of “आदिशक्ति”, step by step

आदिशक्ति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit आदि

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

via Sanskrit शक्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशक्तिstrength, power, might; ability
2Sanskritशक्to be able; can
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable
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