Where does “Șiriu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Șiriu”, step by step

Șiriu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish şirin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşirincute; pleasant; smurf
2Persianشیرینsweet; pleasant
3Pahlavišylyn'
4Middle Persianšyl
5Proto-IranianxšiHrámmilk
6Proto-Indo-IraniankšiHrámmilk

via Ukrainian сі́рий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсі́рийgray, grey color
2Proto-Slavicśěrъgray
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám