The name derives from tighri- (arrow) from Avestan and cognate with "tîj, tîr" (sharp, arrow) in Kurdish and tigra- (sharp, pointed) in Old Persian.
The origin of the word is derived from the Avestan term "tighri-", which means "arrow", and shares cognates like "tîj, tîr" (sharp, arrow) in Kurdish and "tigra-" (sharp, pointed) in Old Persian.