Where does “cucyacva” come from?

cucyacva (Francisco León Zoque) comes from Spanish cuy, from Quechua quwi — guinea pig or rabbit, often female.

cucyacva (Francisco León Zoque): a kind of tree (Oecopetalum mexicanum, type species of genus Oecopetalum)

Definitions

  1. a kind of tree (Oecopetalum mexicanum, type species of genus Oecopetalum)

Ancestry of “cucyacva”, step by step

cucyacva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cuy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuyguinea pig; guinea pig meat
2Quechuaquwiguinea pig or rabbit, often female

via Francisco León Zoque cacva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Francisco León Zoquecacva—
Every word from Quechua quwi →Every word from Spanish cuy →