Where does “tig” come from?
tig (Haitian Creole) comes from French Tigre, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.
tig (Haitian Creole): tiger
Ancestry of “tig”, step by step