Cheetah

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late 18th century: from Hindi cītā, perhaps from Sanskrit citraka ‘leopard’.

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Borrowed from Hindi चीता(cītā, “leopard, panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र(citra, “multicolored, speckled”) (akin to Old High German haitar(“bright”) [1] > German heiter; Old Norse heiðr(“bright”)) + Sanskrit काय(kāya, “body”), thus “having a spotted body”.

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cheetah (n.)

"large, spotted cat of India," 1704, from Hindi chita "leopard," from Sanskrit chitraka "hunting leopard, tiger," literally "speckled," from chitra-s "distinctively marked, variegated, many-colored, bright, clear" (from PIE *kit-ro-, from root *skai- "to shine, gleam, be bright;" see shine (v.)) + kayah "body," from PIE *kwei- "to build, make" (see poet).