Where does “Tigris” come from?

Tigris comes from Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, ultimately from Elamite 𒋾𒅅𒊏.

Ancestry of “Tigris”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	tīgris	—
2	Ancient Greek	Τίγρις	—
3	Old Persian	𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠	—
4	Akkadian	𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼	—
5	Sumerian	𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼	as fast as an arrow

Words derived from “Tigris”

Taigris

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