Where does “شیرفش” come from?

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

شیرفش (Persian): lionlike, leonine

Definitions

  1. lionlike, leonine

Ancestry of “شیرفش”, step by step

شیرفش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شیر

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

via Persian فَش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفَش—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšiHrám →Every word from Middle Persian šyl →