Where does “धूम्रपान” come from?

धूम्रपान (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पान, from Sanskrit अन, from Sanskrit अन्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

धूम्रपान (Hindi): the act of smoking

Definitions

  1. the act of smoking

Ancestry of “धूम्रपान”, step by step

धूम्रपान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पान

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपानan act of drinking
2Sanskritअनbreath, respiration
3Sanskritअन्to breathe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Sanskrit धूम्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधूम्रgray, smokey color; spiritually dazed, enchanted,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Sanskrit अन् →Every word from Sanskrit अन →