Where does “Bagheera” come from?

Bagheera comes from Hindi बाघ, derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖, from Sanskrit व्याघ्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wy(H)āgʰrás, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-.

Bagheera (English): The deputy leader of a pack of Cub Scouts

Definitions

  1. The deputy leader of a pack of Cub Scouts

Ancestry of “Bagheera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबाघtiger
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖tiger
3Sanskritव्याघ्रa tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwyāgʰrás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwyāgʰrás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit व्याघ्र →