Where does “போதைப்பழக்கம்” come from?

போதைப்பழக்கம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil போதை, from Sanskrit बोध, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

போதைப்பழக்கம் (Tamil): drug addiction, a drug habit

Definitions

  1. drug addiction, a drug habit

Ancestry of “போதைப்பழக்கம்”, step by step

போதைப்பழக்கம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil போதை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபோதைintoxication; inebriation; giddiness (as from drink)
2Sanskritबोधknowledge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Tamil பழக்கம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபழக்கம்habit, practice, custom
2Tamilபழகுto get used to, adapt to someone or something, be habituated
3Tamilபழold, ancient
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