Where does “indonesiantupaija” come from?

indonesiantupaija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupaija, from taxonomic name Tupaia, from Malay tupai, from Quechua tupay — meeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring.

indonesiantupaija (Finnish): Javan tree shrew, Tupaia javanica

Definitions

  1. Javan tree shrew, Tupaia javanica

Ancestry of “indonesiantupaija”, step by step

indonesiantupaija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tupaija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupaijatree shrew
2taxonomic nameTupaia—
3Malaytupaisquirrel; tree shrew
4Quechuatupaymeeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring

via Finnish Indonesia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishIndonesiaIndonesian language
2EnglishIndonesia—
3Ancient Greekνῆσοςisland
Every word from Quechua tupay →
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