Where does “sabeltandad tiger” come from?

sabeltandad tiger (Swedish) comes from Swedish sabeltandad, from Swedish sabel, from German Säbel, from Middle High German sabel, from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sabľa — sabre.

sabeltandad tiger (Swedish): a sabre-toothed tiger

Definitions

  1. a sabre-toothed tiger

Ancestry of “sabeltandad tiger”, step by step

sabeltandad tiger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sabeltandad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsabeltandadsabre-toothed
2Swedishsabelsabre
3GermanSäbelsabre
4Middle High Germansabel—
5Polishszablasabre
6Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
7Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
8Proto-Slavicsabľasabre

via Swedish tiger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtigertiger animal
2GermanTigertiger
3Latintīgristiger
4Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
5Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
6Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
7Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa →