Where does “𐫢𐫃𐫡” come from?

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

Ancestry of “𐫢𐫃𐫡”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Persian	šarguš	lion
2	Proto-Iranian	cárguš	lion
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ćárguš	predatory animal
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws	—

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