Where does “বাঘ” come from?
বাঘ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit व्याघ्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás.
বাঘ (Bengali): tiger
Ancestry of “বাঘ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | व्याघ्र | a tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wyāgʰrás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyāgʰrás | — |