Where does “Sumatra-Tiger” come from?
Sumatra-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.
Sumatra-Tiger (German): Sumatran tiger
Definitions
- Sumatran tiger
Ancestry of “Sumatra-Tiger”, step by step
Sumatra-Tiger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tiger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tiger | tiger |
| 2 | Latin | tīgris | tiger |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Τίγρις | tiger |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 | Tigris |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | — |
| 6 | Sumerian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | as fast as an arrow |
via German Sumatra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sumatra | — |