Where does “şirin” come from?
şirin (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian شیرین, from Pahlavi šylyn', from Middle Persian šyl, from Proto-Iranian xšiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám — milk.
şirin (Azerbaijani): sweet, cute; pleasant
Ancestry of “şirin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | شیرین | sweet; pleasant |
| 2 | Pahlavi | šylyn' | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | šyl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | xšiHrám | milk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšiHrám | milk |