Where does “tiigeri” come from?

tiigeri (Greenlandic) comes from Danish 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.

tiigeri (Greenlandic): tiger (Panthera tigris)

Definitions

  1. tiger (Panthera tigris)

Ancestry of “tiigeri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtigertiger
2GermanTigertiger
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 →