Where does “বাঘিনি” come from?

বাঘিনি (Bengali) comes from Bengali বাঘ, from Sanskrit व्याघ्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás.

বাঘিনি (Bengali): tigress

Definitions

  1. tigress

Ancestry of “বাঘিনি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliবাঘtiger
2Sanskritव्याघ्रa tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwyāgʰrás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwyāgʰrás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit व्याघ्र →
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