Where does “-ख़ोर” come from?

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

-ख़ोर (Hindi): forms adjectives and nouns: eating, drinking, devouring; eater, drinker, devourer

Definitions

  1. forms adjectives and nouns: eating, drinking, devouring; eater, drinker, devourer

Ancestry of “-ख़ोर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخورsun; bay, estuary, cove
2Proto-Iranian*húHarthe sun
3Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “-ख़ोर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar →Every word from Proto-Iranian *húHar →