Where does “अफ़ीम” come from?
अफ़ीम (Hindi) 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.
अफ़ीम (Hindi): opium
Definitions
- opium
Ancestry of “अफ़ीम”, step by step
अफ़ीम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Persian اَفْیُون
| 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 |
via Classical Persian افیون
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | افیون | — |