Where does “couguar” come from?

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

Ancestry of “couguar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “couguar”

Every word from Old Tupi sûasuarana →

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