Where does “Tigris” come from?

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

Tigris (English): flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf

Definitions

  1. flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf

Ancestry of “Tigris”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Tigris”

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