Where does “मदहोश” come from?
मदहोश (Hindi) comes from Persian مدهوش, from Persian مد, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
मदहोश (Hindi): drunk, intoxicated, inebriated
Definitions
- drunk, intoxicated, inebriated
Ancestry of “मदहोश”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | مدهوش | unconscious; drunk, intoxicated; besotted,... |
| 2 | Persian | مد | fashion |
| 3 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 4 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 5 | Old French | mode | — |
| 6 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |