Where does “ببر” come from?

ببر (Persian) comes from Middle Persian bplk', from Proto-Iranian babrak-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bábʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

ببر (Persian): beaver; tiger

Definitions

  1. beaver; tiger

Ancestry of “ببر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianbplk'beaver
2Proto-Iranianbabrak-—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbábʰrusbeaver, mongoose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “ببر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →