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Where does “tigrem” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tigrem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤίγρις—
2Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠—
3Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
4Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow

Words derived from “tigrem”

  • tîgre
  • tigròu
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