Where does “شیر” come from?
شیر (Urdu) comes 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.
شیر (Urdu): lion; tiger; milk
Ancestry of “شیر”, step by step