Where does “puma” come from?

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

puma (Polish): puma, cougar

Definitions

  1. puma, cougar

Ancestry of “puma”, step by step

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