Where does “شریر” come from?

شریر (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit शरीर, from Sanskrit शॄ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

شریر (Urdu): evil; bad; corrupt

Definitions

  1. evil; bad; corrupt

Ancestry of “شریر”, step by step

شریر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शरीर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशरीरbody; bodily frame, solid parts of the body; any...
2Sanskritशॄto crush, rend, break or shatter; to kill; to be...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Arabic شَرِير

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَرِير
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Sanskrit शॄEvery word from Sanskrit शरीर