adrak

The story

1. Sanskrit · derived fromआर्द्रक“ginger”
2. Prakrit · derived from*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅
3. Urdu · borrowed fromاَدْرَک“ginger”
4. Hindi · borrowed fromअदरक
5. English todayadrak

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi अदरक (adrak) / Urdu اَدْرَک (adrak, “ginger”)), from Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅 (*āddaa), in turn from Sanskrit आर्द्रक (ārdraka, “ginger”), ultimately from आर्द्र (ārdra, “wet”), as fresh ginger is wet.

Words from the same roots