Where does “thirst-buster” come from?

thirst-buster (English) comes from English Buster, from German Büste, from French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum, from Latin urere, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō — to burn.

thirst-buster (English): A carbonated beverage

Definitions

  1. A carbonated beverage

Ancestry of “thirst-buster”, step by step

thirst-buster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Buster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBusterwho or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing
2GermanBüstebust; dummy
3Frenchbustebust, torso; bust
4Italianbustotomb, grave; cadaver, corpse; bust
5LatinbustumA burial mound, tomb; A place for burning funeral...
6Latinureresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatinuroI burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage
8Proto-Italicouzō
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn

via English thirst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthirstA sensation of dryness in the throat associated...
2Middle Englishthirstthirst; a need of or desire for hydration
3Old Englishþurstthirst
4Proto-West Germanicþurstuthirst
5Germanic*þurstuz
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews-Every word from Proto-Italic ouzōEvery word from Latin uro