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Where does “tigras” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tigras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintīgris—
2Ancient GreekΤίγρις—
3Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠—
4Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
5Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
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