Where does “یوزپلنگ” come from?

یوزپلنگ (Persian) comes from Persian یوز, from Middle Persian ywc — cheetah.

یوزپلنگ (Persian): cheetah

Definitions

  1. cheetah

Ancestry of “یوزپلنگ”, step by step

یوزپلنگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian یوز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیوزcheetah; dog which hunts by the scent
2Middle Persianywccheetah

via Persian پلنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپلنگpanther; leopard
Every word from Middle Persian ywc →Every word from Persian یوز →