Where does “tupai muncung” come from?

tupai muncung (Malay) comes from Malay tupai, from Quechua tupay — meeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring.

tupai muncung (Malay): treeshrew mammal of the order

Definitions

  1. treeshrew mammal of the order

Ancestry of “tupai muncung”, step by step

tupai muncung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tupai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytupaisquirrel; tree shrew
2Quechuatupaymeeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring

via Malay muncung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymuncung—
Every word from Quechua tupay →Every word from Malay tupai →
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