Where does “વાઘણ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “વાઘણ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiવાઘtiger
2Marathiवाघtiger
3Old Marathi𑘪𑘰𑘑—
4Maharastri Prakrit𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖tiger
5Sanskritव्याघ्रa tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanwyāgʰrás—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwyāgʰrás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit व्याघ्र →