Where does “ulicuy” come from?

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

ulicuy (Francisco León Zoque): Panama rubber tree (Castilla elastica, type species of genus Castilla)

Definitions

  1. Panama rubber tree (Castilla elastica, type species of genus Castilla)

Ancestry of “ulicuy”, step by step

ulicuy 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 uli

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