Where does “ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ” come from?

ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit मद्यपान, from Sanskrit पान, from Sanskrit अन, from Sanskrit अन्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ (Kannada): drinking of alcohol

Definitions

  1. drinking of alcohol

Ancestry of “ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमद्यपानdrinking of alcohol
2Sanskritपानan act of drinking
3Sanskritअनbreath, respiration
4Sanskritअन्to breathe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Sanskrit अन् →Every word from Sanskrit अन →