Where does “వ్యాఘ్రి” come from?

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

వ్యాఘ్రి (Telugu): female tiger, tigress

Definitions

  1. female tiger, tigress

Ancestry of “వ్యాఘ్రి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्याघ्रa tiger; any pre-eminently strong or noble...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwyāgʰrás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwyāgʰrás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyāgʰrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wyāgʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit व्याघ्र →