Where does “Java-Tiger” come from?

Java-Tiger (German) comes 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.

Java-Tiger (German): Javan tiger

Definitions

  1. Javan tiger

Ancestry of “Java-Tiger”, step by step

Java-Tiger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tiger

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

via German Java

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJavaJava programming language
Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 →