Where does “बाघिन” come from?

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

बाघिन (Hindi): tigress

Definitions

  1. tigress

Ancestry of “बाघिन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबाघtiger
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖tiger
3Sanskritव्याघ्रa tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwyāgʰrás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwyāgʰrás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit व्याघ्र →