Where does “tiger” come from?

tiger (Danish) comes from German Tiger, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

tiger (Danish): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “tiger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTigertiger
2Latintīgristiger
3Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
4Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
5Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼
6Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow

Words derived from “tiger

Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼