Where does “नशा” come from?

नशा (Hindi) comes from Persian نشئه, from Arabic نَشْأَة, from Arabic ش, from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

नशा (Hindi): intoxication, drunkenness; alcohol, alcoholic...

Definitions

  1. intoxication, drunkenness; alcohol, alcoholic...

Ancestry of “नशा”, step by step

नशा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نشئه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنشئهdrunk, intoxicated; stoned, high; intoxication,...
2Arabicنَشْأَة—
3Arabicشش; ر
4Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
5Proto-Afroasiaticsin-—

via Classical Persian نَشْئَه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنَشْئَه—

Words derived from “नशा”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn- →Every word from Arabic ش →