Where does “شیراز” come from?

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

شیراز (Persian): yoghurt drained of whey

Definitions

  1. yoghurt drained of whey

Ancestry of “شیراز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشیرlion; faucet, tap; milk
2Middle Persianšyl—
3Proto-IranianxšiHrámmilk
4Proto-Indo-IraniankšiHrámmilk

Words derived from “شیراز”

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