Where does “વાઘ” come from?

વાઘ (Gujarati) comes from Marathi वाघ, from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘑, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖, from Sanskrit व्याघ्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás.

વાઘ (Gujarati): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “વાઘ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiवाघtiger
2Old Marathi𑘪𑘰𑘑—
3Maharastri Prakrit𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖tiger
4Sanskritव्याघ्रa tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanwyāgʰrás—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwyāgʰrás—

Words derived from “વાઘ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit व्याघ्र →