Where does “Τίγρης” come from?

Τίγρης (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian Idiglat — Tigris.

Τίγρης (Ancient Greek): the river Tigris

Definitions

  1. the river Tigris

Ancestry of “Τίγρης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
2AkkadianIdiglatTigris
Every word from Akkadian Idiglat →Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 →