Where does “վագրակատու” come from?

վագրակատու (Armenian) comes from Armenian վագր, from Old Armenian վագր, from Sanskrit व्याघ्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás.

վագրակատու (Armenian): cheetah

Definitions

  1. cheetah

Ancestry of “վագրակատու”, step by step

վագրակատու traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian վագր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվագրtiger
2Old Armenianվագրtiger
3Sanskritव्याघ्रa tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwyāgʰrás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwyāgʰrás—

via Armenian կատու

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկատուcat
2Old Armenianկատուcat
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit व्याघ्र →