Where does “tigra” come from?

tigra (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tigro, from French Tigre, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

tigra (Esperanto): tigrine

Definitions

  1. tigrine

Ancestry of “tigra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotigrotiger
2FrenchTigreTigris (river)
3Latintīgristiger
4Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
5Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
6Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
7Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 →