Where does “tiger” come from?

tiger (Slovene) comes from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

tiger (Slovene): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “tiger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
2Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
3Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
4Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 →