Where does “شیر آبی” come from?

شیر آبی (Urdu) comes from Persian ابی, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

شیر آبی (Urdu): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “شیر آبی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianابیfaggot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Persian ابی →
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