Where does “šarguš” come from?

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

šarguš (Old Persian): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “šarguš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniancárgušlion
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws

Words derived from “šarguš

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