Where does “আফিম” come from?

আফিম (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian اَفْیُون, from Arabic أَفْيُون, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

আফিম (Bengali): opium

Definitions

opium

Ancestry of “আফিম”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	اَفْیُون	—
2	Arabic	أَفْيُون	—
3	Ancient Greek	ὄπιον	poppy juice, opium
4	Ancient Greek	ὀπός	juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5	Proto-Indo-European	sokʷós	juice of plants
6	Proto-Indo-European	sekʷ-	to follow; to see; to say

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →