Where does “тигр” come from?

тигр (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тигръ, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

тигр (Russian): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “тигр”, step by step

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

Words derived from “тигр”

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