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- Sumerian𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /id/)
- Sumerian𒉌 (i₃ /i/)
- Sumerian𒁺 (g̃en)
- Sumerian𒀀 (a /'a/)
- Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(id₂)idigna /Idigna/)
- Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼
- Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (t-i-g-r-a /Tigrā/)
- Ancient GreekΤίγρης (Tígrēs)
- LatinTigris
- English todayTigris
Borrowed from Latin Tigris, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τίγρης (Tígrēs), borrowed from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (t-i-g-r-a /Tigrā/), borrowed from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, borrowed from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(id₂)idigna /Idigna/), possibly from 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /id/, “river”) + 𒉌 (i₃ /i/, finite prefix) + 𒁺 (g̃en, “went”) + 𒀀 (a /'a/, nominalising suffix).
Words from the same roots
LatinTigris all →
tiger
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.