Where does “شيراز” come from?

شيراز (Arabic) comes from Persian شیراز, from Persian شیر, from Middle Persian šyl, from Proto-Iranian xšiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám — milk.

شيراز (Arabic): yoghurt drained of whey

Definitions

  1. yoghurt drained of whey

Ancestry of “شيراز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشیرازyoghurt drained of whey
2Persianشیرlion; faucet, tap; milk
3Middle Persianšyl—
4Proto-IranianxšiHrámmilk
5Proto-Indo-IraniankšiHrámmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšiHrám →Every word from Middle Persian šyl →