Where does “squalo tigre” come from?

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

squalo tigre (Italian): tiger shark

Definitions

tiger shark

Ancestry of “squalo tigre”, step by step

squalo tigre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian tigre

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	tigre	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 Italian squalo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	squalo	shark
2	Latin	squalus	a kind of sea fish, thought to be a shark;...
3	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kʷálos	large fish; sheatfish

Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 →