Where does “போதைமருந்து” come from?

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

போதைமருந்து (Tamil): narcotics

Definitions

  1. narcotics

Ancestry of “போதைமருந்து”, step by step

போதைமருந்து 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 மருந்து

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமருந்துmedicine (substance which promotes healing)
2Proto-Dravidian*maruntumedicine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit बोध →Every word from Tamil போதை →