Where does “tigr” come from?

tigr (Zoogocho Zapotec) comes from Spanish tigre, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

tigr (Zoogocho Zapotec): jaguar, "Panthera onca"; puma, "Puma concolor"

Definitions

  1. jaguar, "Panthera onca"; puma, "Puma concolor"

Ancestry of “tigr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtigretiger; jaguar; angry or fierce person
2Latintīgristiger
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 →