Where does “tigerbestand” come from?

tigerbestand (Danish) comes from Danish tiger, 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.

tigerbestand (Danish): tiger population

Definitions

  1. tiger population

Ancestry of “tigerbestand”, step by step

tigerbestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tiger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtigertiger
2GermanTigertiger
3Latintīgristiger
4Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
5Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
6Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
7Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow

via Danish bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestandpopulation; total number
2Low Germanbestant—
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