Where does “Tigri” come from?

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

Tigri (Italian): Tigris

Definitions

  1. Tigris

Ancestry of “Tigri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintīgristiger
2Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
3Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
4Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
5Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 →