Where does “杜排” come from?

杜排 (Chinese) comes from Malay tupai, from Quechua tupay — meeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring.

杜排 (Chinese): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “杜排”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytupaisquirrel; tree shrew
2Quechuatupaymeeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring
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