Where does “धूम्रपान” come from?
धूम्रपान (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पान, from Sanskrit अन, from Sanskrit अन्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.
धूम्रपान (Hindi): the act of smoking
Ancestry of “धूम्रपान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पान | an act of drinking |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अन | breath, respiration |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अन् | to breathe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |