Where does “แมวเสือ” come from?

แมวเสือ (Thai) comes from Thai เสือ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai sɯəᴬ — tiger.

แมวเสือ (Thai): oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)

Definitions

  1. oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)

Ancestry of “แมวเสือ”, step by step

แมวเสือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เสือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเสือtiger; bandit; outlaw
2Proto-Southwestern Taisɯəᴬtiger

via Thai แมว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแมวcat; catmeat; any of numerous fish of the genera...
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai sɯəᴬ →Every word from Thai เสือ →