Where does “شیر” come from?

شیر (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐫢𐫃𐫡, from Old Persian šarguš, from Proto-Iranian cárguš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws.

Ancestry of “شیر”, step by step

شیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐫢𐫃𐫡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐫢𐫃𐫡lion
2Old Persianšargušlion
3Proto-Iraniancárgušlion
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws

via Middle Persian HLḆA

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle PersianHLḆA

Words derived from “شیر

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárgušEvery word from Proto-Iranian cárguš
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