Where does “tiikerilinsanki” come from?

tiikerilinsanki (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiikeri, from Swedish tiger, from German Tiger, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

Ancestry of “tiikerilinsanki”, step by step

tiikerilinsanki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiikeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiikeritiger
2Swedishtigertiger animal
3GermanTigertiger
4Latintīgristiger
5Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
6Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
7Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
8Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow

via Finnish linsanki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinsankilinsang
2Javaneselingsang—
Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 →