Where does “போதைப்பொருள்” come from?

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

போதைப்பொருள் (Tamil): narcotics

Definitions

  1. narcotics

Ancestry of “போதைப்பொருள்”, step by step

போதைப்பொருள் 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 பொருள்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபொருள்thing, substance, matter, entity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit बोध →Every word from Tamil போதை →