Where does “ببر” come from?

ببر (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian bpl, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wy(H)āgʰrás — tiger.

Ancestry of “ببر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianbpltiger
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwy(H)āgʰrástiger

Words derived from “ببر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wy(H)āgʰrás →Every word from Middle Persian bpl →