Where does “شیرمرد” come from?

شیرمرد (Persian) comes from Persian مرد, from Middle Persian mlt', from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian mŕ̥tah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

شیرمرد (Persian): valiant hero; lion-like man

Definitions

  1. valiant hero; lion-like man

Ancestry of “شیرمرد”, step by step

شیرمرد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مرد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمردman; past stem of مردن
2Middle Persianmlt'—
3Old Persian𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹man, mortal man; human being
4Proto-Iranianmŕ̥tah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmŕ̥tasmortal, man
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Persian شیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشیرlion; faucet, tap; milk
2Middle Persianšyl—
3Proto-IranianxšiHrámmilk
4Proto-Indo-IraniankšiHrámmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mŕ̥tas →