Where does “व्याघ्र” come from?

व्याघ्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás.

व्याघ्र (Sanskrit): a tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...

Definitions

  1. a tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...

Ancestry of “व्याघ्र”, step by step

व्याघ्र traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanwyāgʰrás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwyāgʰrás—

via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “व्याघ्र”

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