Where does “شیر” come from?

شیر (Persian) comes from Middle Persian šyl, from Proto-Iranian xšiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám — milk.

شیر (Persian): lion; faucet, tap; milk

Definitions

  1. lion; faucet, tap; milk

Ancestry of “شیر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianšyl—
2Proto-IranianxšiHrámmilk
3Proto-Indo-IraniankšiHrámmilk

Words derived from “شیر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšiHrám →Every word from Middle Persian šyl →