Where does “गँजेड़ी” come from?

गँजेड़ी (Hindi) comes from Hindi गाँजा, from Sanskrit गञ्जा — tavern; drinking-vessel; hemp.

गँजेड़ी (Hindi): drug user, pothead

Definitions

  1. drug user, pothead

Ancestry of “गँजेड़ी”, step by step

गँजेड़ी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi गाँजा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगाँजाganja, marijuana, cannabis
2Sanskritगञ्जाtavern; drinking-vessel; hemp

via Hindi एड़ी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiएड़ीheel
2Prakrit𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺heel
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