Where does “बाघ” come from?
बाघ (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖, from Sanskrit व्याघ्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás.
बाघ (Hindi): tiger
Ancestry of “बाघ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖 | tiger |
| 2 | Sanskrit | व्याघ्र | a tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wyāgʰrás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyāgʰrás | — |