Where does “tiikeripeippo” come from?
tiikeripeippo (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.
tiikeripeippo (Finnish): any bird of the genus Amandava
Definitions
- any bird of the genus Amandava
Ancestry of “tiikeripeippo”, step by step
tiikeripeippo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tiikeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tiikeri | tiger |
| 2 | Swedish | tiger | tiger animal |
| 3 | German | Tiger | tiger |
| 4 | Latin | tīgris | tiger |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Τίγρις | tiger |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 | Tigris |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | — |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | as fast as an arrow |
via Finnish peippo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peippo | A finch; A chaffinch |