Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ksirā, from Proto-Indo-European *ksiHr-neh₂, from *ksiHróm ‎(“milk”) (compare Persian شیر ‎(šir), Sinhalese කිරි ‎(kiri)). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *hīrā, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱiH-ro- ‎(“to dim, shimmer”). Compare Old Norse skírr ‎(“clean, clear”).