Where does “ఆదిదేవుడు” come from?

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

ఆదిదేవుడు (Telugu): ‘the first god’

Definitions

  1. ‘the first god’

Ancestry of “ఆదిదేవుడు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआदिदेव‘the first god’
2Sanskritआदिbeginning; commencement
3Hindiआदाginger
4Prakrit*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅—
5Sanskritआर्द्रकwet, moist; ginger
6Sanskritआर्द्रwet, moist, damp
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