Where does “tupaija” come from?
tupaija (Finnish) comes from taxonomic name Tupaia, from Malay tupai, from Quechua tupay — meeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring.
tupaija (Finnish): tree shrew
Ancestry of “tupaija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | taxonomic name | Tupaia | — |
| 2 | Malay | tupai | squirrel; tree shrew |
| 3 | Quechua | tupay | meeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring |
Words derived from “tupaija”