Where does “बाघंबर” come from?

बाघंबर (Hindi) comes from Hindi बाघ, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖, from Sanskrit व्याघ्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás.

बाघंबर (Hindi): skin of tiger

Definitions

  1. skin of tiger

Ancestry of “बाघंबर”, step by step

बाघंबर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बाघ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबाघtiger
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖tiger
3Sanskritव्याघ्रa tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwyāgʰrás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwyāgʰrás—

via Hindi अंबर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअंबरsky; clothing, apparel
2Classical Persianعنبر—
3Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
4Middle Persianʾmblambergris
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit व्याघ्र →