Where does “doob” come from?

doob (English) comes from Hindi दूब, from Sanskrit दूर्वा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dŕ̥HwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *dérHuh₂.

doob (English): doob grass; A marijuana cigarette

Definitions

  1. doob grass; A marijuana cigarette

Ancestry of “doob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiदूबBermuda grass
2Sanskritदूर्वाpanicgrass; millet; Bermuda grass
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandŕ̥HwaH—
4Proto-Indo-European*dérHuh₂—

Words derived from “doob”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dérHuh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dŕ̥HwaH →Every word from Sanskrit दूर्वा →