Where does “शेरनी” come from?

शेरनी (Hindi) comes from Hindi शेर, 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.

शेरनी (Hindi): tigress

Definitions

  1. tigress

Ancestry of “शेरनी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशेरlion; tiger; couplet
2Classical Persianشیر—
3Middle Persian𐫢𐫃𐫡lion
4Old Persianšargušlion
5Proto-Iraniancárgušlion
6Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš →Every word from Proto-Iranian cárguš →