Where does “Tigran” come from?
Tigran (English) comes from Armenian Տիգրան, from Old Armenian Տիգրան, from Old Armenian -ուհի, from Old Armenian թագուրհի, from Proto-Iranian tāga-brθr̥yā.
Ancestry of “Tigran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Տիգրան | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | Տիգրան | — |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ուհի | forming nouns denoting female gender; -ess, -ette |
| 4 | Old Armenian | թագուրհի | Alternative form of թագուհի; queen |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | tāga-brθr̥yā | — |