Where does “नशाख़ोरी” come from?

नशाख़ोरी (Hindi) comes from Hindi नशाख़ोर, from Hindi नशा, from Persian نشئه, from Arabic نَشْأَة, from Arabic ش, from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

नशाख़ोरी (Hindi): alcohol addiction, drug dependence

Definitions

  1. alcohol addiction, drug dependence

Ancestry of “नशाख़ोरी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनशाख़ोरa drunkard, one who takes drugs
2Hindiनशाintoxication, drunkenness; alcohol, alcoholic...
3Persianنشئهdrunk, intoxicated; stoned, high; intoxication,...
4Arabicنَشْأَة—
5Arabicشش; ر
6Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
7Proto-Afroasiaticsin-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn- →Every word from Arabic ش →