Where does “मतवाला” come from?

मतवाला (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मद, from Sanskrit -अ, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

मतवाला (Hindi): intoxicated; drunken; wayward

Definitions

  1. intoxicated; drunken; wayward

Ancestry of “मतवाला”, step by step

मतवाला traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमदhilarity, rapture, excitement, inspiration,...
2Sanskrit-अ
3Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

via Sanskrit वाला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवालाcoconut; Pavonia odorata; name of a yoginī
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ósEvery word from Sanskrit -अEvery word from Sanskrit मद