Where does “degu” come from?

degu (English) comes from Spanish degú, from Araucanian dewü.

degu (English): Any species of the genus "Octodon", especially...

Definitions

  1. Any species of the genus "Octodon", especially...

Ancestry of “degu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdegúdegu
2Araucaniandewü—
Every word from Araucanian dewü →Every word from Spanish degú →