Where does “ਬਾਘਣੀ” come from?

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

ਬਾਘਣੀ (Punjabi): tigress

Definitions

  1. tigress

Ancestry of “ਬਾਘਣੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਬਾਘtiger
2Prakritvaggha—
3Sanskritव्याघ्रa tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwyāgʰrás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwyāgʰrás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit व्याघ्र →