Where does “tigă” come from?
tigă (Malay) comes from Old Malay *tiga, from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕, from Sanskrit त्रिक — triple.
tigă (Malay): Obsolete spelling of tiga
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of tiga
Ancestry of “tigă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Malay | *tiga | — |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀢𑀺𑀕 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | त्रिक | triple |