Where does “puma” come from?

puma (Faroese) comes from German Puma, from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma — puma; cougar; mountain lion.

puma (Faroese): puma, cougar

Definitions

  1. puma, cougar

Ancestry of “puma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPumacougar
2Spanishpumacougar, mountain lion, puma
3Quechuapumapuma; cougar; mountain lion
Every word from Quechua puma →Every word from Spanish puma →Every word from German Puma →
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