Where does “şirin” come from?

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

şirin (Turkish): cute; pleasant; smurf

Definitions

  1. cute; pleasant; smurf

Ancestry of “şirin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “şirin”

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