Where does “púma” come from?

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

púma (Irish): puma, cougar, mountain lion

Definitions

  1. puma, cougar, mountain lion

Ancestry of “púma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpumacougar, mountain lion, puma
2Quechuapumapuma; cougar; mountain lion
Every word from Quechua pumaEvery word from Spanish puma
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