Where does “chilendegu” come from?
chilendegu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Chile, from Spanish chile, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.
chilendegu (Finnish): Bridges' degu, Octodon bridgesi; moon-toothed...
Definitions
- Bridges' degu, Octodon bridgesi; moon-toothed...
Ancestry of “chilendegu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | Chile | — |
| 2 | Spanish | chile | chili, chilli, chile; penis |
| 3 | Quechua | chiri | cold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or... |
| 4 | Mapudungun | chilli | where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus |