Where does “cougar” come from?

cougar (French) comes from Portuguese suçuarana, from Old Tupi sûasuarana.

cougar (French): cougar

Definitions

cougar

Ancestry of “cougar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	suçuarana	cougar
2	Old Tupi	sûasuarana	—

Words derived from “cougar”

Every word from Old Tupi sûasuarana →

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