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Where does “tigriscápa” come from?

tigriscápa (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Tigris, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

tigriscápa (Hungarian): tiger shark

Definitions

  1. tiger shark

Ancestry of “tigriscápa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianTigris—
2Latintīgris—
3Ancient GreekΤίγρις—
4Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠—
5Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
6Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow

Words derived from “tigriscápa”

  • tigriscápák
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