puppy · cub (the young of certain other animals, generally mammals) · pup (young of foxes, seals or sea lions)
çekim: çoğul cachorros
köken: Uncertain. Likely inherited from Vulgar Latin *cattulus, from Latin catŭlus (“whelp, puppy”), plus the suffix -orro; whence also Portuguese cachorro. If so, a doublet of cacho (“chub”). An alternative link to Basque txakur, xakur (“puppy”) has been proposed, but it is often dismissed as speculative.
whelp, young mammal of certain carnivorous species, notably a canine pup, bear cub or lion cub · human youngster, especially a boy scout in the age group 8–11.
çekim: çoğul welpen
köken: From Middle Dutch welp, from Old Dutch welp, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *katelos Latin catulus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin catellus From catulus (“whelp, puppy, young dog”) + -lus (diminutive suffix).