Are you implying that the word for leopard is compounded from the word for leopard???? How did they get the first word for leopard if they didn't have a word for leopard?????

[–] Haus@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Dutch are sneaky bastards (stiekemeklootzakken).

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Correction: it's male leopard. It surprised me as well. It's ultimately from Indo-Iranian origin.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/pardus#Latin