Where does “شیر آبی” come from?
شیر آبی (Urdu) comes from Persian ابی, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.
شیر آبی (Urdu): crocodile
Ancestry of “شیر آبی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | ابی | faggot |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |