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Where does “tíograch” come from?

tíograch (Irish) comes from Irish tíogar, from Anglo-Norman tigre, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

tíograch (Irish): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “tíograch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtíogartiger
2Anglo-Normantigretiger; tigress
3Latintīgris—
4Ancient GreekΤίγρις—
5Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠—
6Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
7Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
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