Where does “গাঁজাখোর” come from?

গাঁজাখোর (Bengali) comes from Bengali গাঁজা, from Sanskrit गञ्जा — tavern; drinking-vessel; hemp.

গাঁজাখোর (Bengali): pothead, weed-smoker

Definitions

  1. pothead, weed-smoker

Ancestry of “গাঁজাখোর”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliগাঁজাmarijuana
2Sanskritगञ्जाtavern; drinking-vessel; hemp
Every word from Sanskrit गञ्जा →Every word from Bengali গাঁজা →