Where does “тигрёнок” come from?
тигрёнок (Russian) comes from Russian тигр, from Old East Slavic тигръ, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.
тигрёнок (Russian): tiger cub
Ancestry of “тигрёнок”, step by step