Where does “тигровий” come from?

тигровий (Ukrainian) 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.

тигровий (Ukrainian): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “тигровий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтигрtiger
2Old East Slavicтигръ
3Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
4Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
5Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼
6Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼Every word from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠
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