Where does “ܫܪܘܮ” come from?

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

ܫܪܘܮ (Sogdian): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “ܫܪܘܮ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniancárgušlion
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
3Proto-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 →