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

  1. northern tree shrew, "Tupaia belangeri"

Ancestry of “belangerintupaija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupaijatree shrew
2taxonomic nameTupaia—
3Malaytupaisquirrel; tree shrew
4Quechuatupaymeeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring
Every word from Quechua tupay →Every word from Malay tupai →Every word from taxonomic name Tupaia →