Where does “puma” come from?
puma (Spanish) comes from Quechua puma — puma; cougar; mountain lion.
puma (Spanish): cougar, mountain lion, puma
Definitions
- cougar, mountain lion, puma
Ancestry of “puma”, step by step
puma traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Quechua puma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quechua | puma | puma; cougar; mountain lion |
via Quechuan puma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quechuan | puma | — |
via Classical Quechua puma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Quechua | puma | puma, cougar, mountain lion (Puma concolor) |