Where does “şir” come from?
şir (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian شیر, from Middle Persian šyl, from Proto-Iranian xšiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám — milk.
şir (Azerbaijani): lion
Ancestry of “şir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | شیر | lion; faucet, tap; milk |
| 2 | Middle Persian | šyl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | xšiHrám | milk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšiHrám | milk |