Where does “ਸ਼ੇਰਨੀ” come from?

ਸ਼ੇਰਨੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਸ਼ੇਰ, from Classical Persian شیر, from Middle Persian 𐫢𐫃𐫡, from Old Persian šarguš, from Proto-Iranian cárguš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws.

ਸ਼ੇਰਨੀ (Punjabi): lioness

Definitions

  1. lioness

Ancestry of “ਸ਼ੇਰਨੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਸ਼ੇਰlion; tiger
2Classical Persianشیر—
3Middle Persian𐫢𐫃𐫡lion
4Old Persianšargušlion
5Proto-Iraniancárgušlion
6Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš →Every word from Proto-Iranian cárguš →