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Where does “mantichora” come from?

mantichora (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎹-𐎧𐎺𐎠𐎼 — man-eater.

Ancestry of “mantichora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαρτιχόραςman-eater, probably the tiger
2Old Persian𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎹-𐎧𐎺𐎠𐎼man-eater
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