Where does “भँगेड़ी” come from?

भँगेड़ी (Hindi) comes from Hindi एड़ी, from Prakrit 𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺 — heel.

भँगेड़ी (Hindi): drug user, drug abuser, pothead

Definitions

  1. drug user, drug abuser, pothead

Ancestry of “भँगेड़ी”, step by step

भँगेड़ी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi एड़ी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiएड़ीheel
2Prakrit𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺heel

via Hindi भाँग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiभाँगbhang, cannabis
2Sanskritभङ्गbreaking, injury; folding, bending, curving;...
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