Where does “tygrys” come from?

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

tygrys (Polish): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “tygrys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintīgristiger
2Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
3Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
4Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
5Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow

Words derived from “tygrys”

Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 →