Where does “باگھ” come from?

باگھ (Punjabi) comes from Prakrit vaggha, from Sanskrit व्याघ्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás.

باگھ (Punjabi): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “باگھ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakritvaggha—
2Sanskritव्याघ्रa tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwyāgʰrás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwyāgʰrás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit व्याघ्र →
باگھ — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer