Where does “शराबख़ोर” come from?

शराबख़ोर (Hindi) comes from Hindi -ख़ोर, from Persian خور, from Proto-Iranian *húHar, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

शराबख़ोर (Hindi): a heavy drinker; alcoholic

Definitions

  1. a heavy drinker; alcoholic

Ancestry of “शराबख़ोर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-ख़ोरforms adjectives and nouns: eating, drinking, devouring; eater, drinker, devourer
2Persianخورsun; bay, estuary, cove
3Proto-Iranian*húHarthe sun
4Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHarEvery word from Proto-Iranian *húHar