Where does “ఏడాది” come from?

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

ఏడాది (Telugu): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “ఏడాది”, step by step

ఏడాది traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఆది

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఆదిThe beginning; The first; Etcetera
2Sanskritआदिbeginning; commencement
3Hindiआदाginger
4Prakrit*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅—
5Sanskritआर्द्रकwet, moist; ginger
6Sanskritआर्द्रwet, moist, damp

via Telugu ఏడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఏడు7; seven; year
2Proto-Dravidianēr̤useven
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