Where does “վագրաձի” come from?

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

վագրաձի (Armenian): zebra

Definitions

  1. zebra

Ancestry of “վագրաձի”, step by step

վագրաձի 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 ձի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձիhorse; knight
2Old Armenianձիhorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyoshorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit व्याघ्र →