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 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 →