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
- tiger shark
Ancestry of “tigriscápa”, step by step
tigriscápa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian Tigris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Tigris | tiger |
| 2 | Latin | tīgris | tiger |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Τίγρις | tiger |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 | Tigris |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | — |
| 6 | Sumerian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | as fast as an arrow |
via Hungarian cápa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | cápa | shark |