Where does “अफ़ीमची” come from?

अफ़ीमची (Hindi) comes from Hindi अफ़ीम, 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.

अफ़ीमची (Hindi): opium-addict; druggie

Definitions

  1. opium-addict; druggie

Ancestry of “अफ़ीमची”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअफ़ीमopium
2Classical Persianاَفْیُون
3Arabicأَفْيُون
4Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
5Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός