Where does “ఇత్యాది” come from?

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

ఇత్యాది (Telugu): et cetera

Definitions

et cetera

Ancestry of “ఇత్యాది”, step by step

ఇత్యాది traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఆది

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Telugu	ఆది	The beginning; The first; Etcetera
2	Sanskrit	आदि	beginning; commencement
3	Hindi	आदा	ginger
4	Prakrit	*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅	—
5	Sanskrit	आर्द्रक	wet, moist; ginger
6	Sanskrit	आर्द्र	wet, moist, damp

via Telugu ఇతి

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Telugu	ఇతి	thus, in this way or manner

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