Where does “شیرین” come from?

شیرین (Persian) comes from Pahlavi šylyn', from Middle Persian šyl, from Proto-Iranian xšiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám — milk.

شیرین (Persian): sweet; pleasant

Definitions

  1. sweet; pleasant

Ancestry of “شیرین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavišylyn'—
2Middle Persianšyl—
3Proto-IranianxšiHrámmilk
4Proto-Indo-IraniankšiHrámmilk

Words derived from “شیرین”

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