Where does “bəbr” come from?

bəbr (Khalaj) comes from Persian ببر, from Middle Persian bplk', from Proto-Iranian babrak-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bábʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bəbr (Khalaj): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “bəbr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianببرbeaver; tiger
2Middle Persianbplk'beaver
3Proto-Iranianbabrak-—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbábʰrusbeaver, mongoose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →