Where does “Shirin” come from?

Shirin comes from Persian شیرین, derived from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭩𐭫𐭩𐭭, though the ultimate origin and original meaning remain uncertain.

Ancestry of “Shirin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشیرینsweet; pleasant
2Pahlavišylyn'—
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 →