Where does “tsabatsca̱ŋ” come from?

tsabatsca̱ŋ (Highland Popoluca) comes from Highland Popoluca ca̱ŋ, from Proto-Turkic kaŋ — father.

tsabatsca̱ŋ (Highland Popoluca): mountain lion (Puma concolor)

Definitions

  1. mountain lion (Puma concolor)

Ancestry of “tsabatsca̱ŋ”, step by step

tsabatsca̱ŋ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Highland Popoluca ca̱ŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Highland Popolucaca̱ŋany wild cat (jaguar, cougar, etc.)
2Proto-Turkickaŋfather

via Highland Popoluca tsabats

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Highland Popolucatsabats—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kaŋ →Every word from Highland Popoluca ca̱ŋ →