Where does “इत्यादि” come from?

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

इत्यादि (Sanskrit): having such (thing or things) at the beginning; thus beginning; and so forth; et cetera

Definitions

  1. having such (thing or things) at the beginning; thus beginning; and so forth; et cetera

Ancestry of “इत्यादि”, step by step

इत्यादि 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 इति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइतिin this manner, thus; as you know; having done,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)

Words derived from “इत्यादि”

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