Where does “panda” come from?

panda (Portuguese) comes from French panda, from Russian па́нда — panda (Ailurus fulgens).

panda (Portuguese): panda

Definitions

  1. panda

Ancestry of “panda”, step by step

panda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French panda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpandapanda
2Russianпа́ндаpanda (Ailurus fulgens)

via Kimbundu panda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kimbundupanda—

Words derived from “panda”

Every word from Russian па́нда →