Where does “شیر” come from?

شیر (Ottoman Turkish) 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.

شیر (Ottoman Turkish): milk, a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals

Definitions

  1. milk, a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals

Ancestry of “شیر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشیر—
2Middle Persian𐫢𐫃𐫡lion
3Old Persianšargušlion
4Proto-Iraniancárgušlion
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
6Proto-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 →