Where does “cavy” come from?
cavy (English) comes from Portuguese çavia, from Old Tupi saujá.
cavy (English): Synonym of guinea pig
Ancestry of “cavy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | çavia | the spiny rat, {{taxlink|Makalata... |
| 2 | Old Tupi | saujá | — |