Where does “بارس” come from?

بارس (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic bars — leopard, large feline.

بارس (Ottoman Turkish): cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Definitions

  1. cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Ancestry of “بارس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbarsleopard, large feline
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