Where does “山猫” come from?

山猫 (Okinawan) comes from Okinawan 山, from Proto-Ryukyuan *yama — mountain.

山猫 (Okinawan): a wildcat

Definitions

  1. a wildcat

Ancestry of “山猫”, step by step

山猫 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Okinawan 山

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawan山mountain
2Proto-Ryukyuan*yamamountain

via Okinawan 猫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawan猫cat
Every word from Proto-Ryukyuan *yama →Every word from Okinawan 山 →