Where does “púma” come from?

púma (Icelandic) comes from English puma, from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma — puma; cougar; mountain lion.

púma (Icelandic): puma

Definitions

  1. puma

Ancestry of “púma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpumaThe mountain lion or cougar, "Puma concolor"; A...
2Spanishpumacougar, mountain lion, puma
3Quechuapumapuma; cougar; mountain lion
Every word from Quechua puma →Every word from Spanish puma →Every word from English puma →