Where does “belangerintupaija” come from?
belangerintupaija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupaija, from taxonomic name Tupaia, from Malay tupai, from Quechua tupay — meeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring.
belangerintupaija (Finnish): northern tree shrew, "Tupaia belangeri"
Definitions
- northern tree shrew, "Tupaia belangeri"
Ancestry of “belangerintupaija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tupaija | tree shrew |
| 2 | taxonomic name | Tupaia | — |
| 3 | Malay | tupai | squirrel; tree shrew |
| 4 | Quechua | tupay | meeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring |