Where does “τίγρις” come from?
τίγρις (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.
Ancestry of “τίγρις”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Persian | 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 | — |
| 2 | Akkadian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | — |
| 3 | Sumerian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | as fast as an arrow |
Words derived from “τίγρις”