Where does “kiinantupaija” come from?

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

kiinantupaija (Finnish): northern tree shrew, Tupaia belangeri

Definitions

  1. northern tree shrew, Tupaia belangeri

Ancestry of “kiinantupaija”, step by step

kiinantupaija 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 Kiina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKiinaChina; of China; Chinese
2SwedishKinaChina
3Chinese秦—
Every word from Quechua tupay →Every word from Malay tupai →Every word from taxonomic name Tupaia →