Where does “тигръ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “тигръ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
2Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
3Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼
4Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow

Words derived from “тигръ

Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼Every word from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠