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Where does “cárguš” come from?

cárguš (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws.

cárguš (Proto-Iranian): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “cárguš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws—

Words derived from “cárguš”

  • Shiraz
  • שיראז
  • शेर
  • شیر
  • شیراز
  • şir
  • شیر آبی
  • شیر
  • ???
  • šarguš
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