Where does “pumă” come from?
pumă (Romanian) comes from French puma, from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma — puma; cougar; mountain lion.
pumă (Romanian): cougar, mountain lion
Ancestry of “pumă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | puma | puma |
| 2 | Spanish | puma | cougar, mountain lion, puma |
| 3 | Quechua | puma | puma; cougar; mountain lion |