Where does “مخدر” come from?

مخدر (Arabic) comes from Arabic خَدَّرَ, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

مخدر (Arabic): drug, narcotic; anesthetic

Definitions

  1. drug, narcotic; anesthetic

Ancestry of “مخدر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَدَّرَto anesthetize
2Arabicد
3Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
Every word from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَEvery word from Arabic دEvery word from Arabic خَدَّرَ