Where does “शेर” come from?

शेर (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian شیر, 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.

शेर (Hindi): lion; tiger; couplet

Definitions

  1. lion; tiger; couplet

Ancestry of “शेर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشیر—
2Middle Persian𐫢𐫃𐫡lion
3Old Persianšargušlion
4Proto-Iraniancárgušlion
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws—

Words derived from “शेर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš →Every word from Proto-Iranian cárguš →