Where does “Sherzod” come from?

Sherzod (Uzbek) comes from Uzbek sher, 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.

Ancestry of “Sherzod”, step by step

Sherzod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uzbek sher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbeksherlion
2Classical Persianشیر—
3Middle Persian𐫢𐫃𐫡lion
4Old Persianšargušlion
5Proto-Iraniancárgušlion
6Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws—

via Uzbek zod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbekzodthe Arabic letter
2Arabicضَاد—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš →Every word from Proto-Iranian cárguš →