Where does “vähäkapybara” come from?
vähäkapybara (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapybara, from English capybara, from Spanish capibara, from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapi'iûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kapiʔiβar — capybara.
vähäkapybara (Finnish): lesser capybara, Hydrochoerus isthmius semi-aquatic rodent native to South America
Definitions
- lesser capybara, Hydrochoerus isthmius semi-aquatic rodent native to South America
Ancestry of “vähäkapybara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kapybara | capybara rodent of the genus |
| 2 | English | capybara | A semi-aquatic South American rodent,... |
| 3 | Spanish | capibara | capybara |
| 4 | Portuguese | capivara | capybara |
| 5 | Old Tupi | kapi'iûara | capybara |
| 6 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *kapiʔiβar | capybara |