Where does “hoikkatupaija” come from?
hoikkatupaija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupaija, from taxonomic name Tupaia, from Malay tupai, from Quechua tupay — meeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring.
hoikkatupaija (Finnish): slender tree shrew, "Tupaia gracilis"
Definitions
- slender tree shrew, "Tupaia gracilis"
Ancestry of “hoikkatupaija”, 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 |