Etymology

kadam

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Today it means: A tropical evergreen tree, Neolamarckia cadamba (syn. Anthocephalus indicus, Nauclea cadamba), native to South and Southeast Asia. Full definition →

Sanskrit कदम्ब ← Proto-South Dravidian *kaṭ-ampu
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kadam · noun1

  1. Proto-South Dravidian · derived from*kaṭ-ampu“Neolamarckia cadamba”
  2. Sanskrit · borrowed fromकदम्ब
  3. English todaykadam

Cf. Bengali কদম (kodom), corruption of Sanskrit कदम्ब (kadamba). Ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *kaṭ-ampu (“Neolamarckia cadamba”).

kadam · noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromقَدَم“foot”
  2. English todaykadam

Cf. Bengali কদম (kodom, “step”), borrowed ultimately from Arabic قَدَم (qadam, “foot”).

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