Where does “Τίγρις” come from?

Τίγρις (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

Τίγρις (Ancient Greek): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “Τίγρις”, step by step

Τίγρις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
2Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
3Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow

via Iranian unknown

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Iranianunknown—

Words derived from “Τίγρις”

Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 →