Where does “Cavia” come from?

Cavia (Translingual) comes from Portuguese çavia, from Old Tupi saujá.

Cavia (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Cavia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseçaviathe spiny rat, {{taxlink|Makalata...
2Old Tupisaujá—

Words derived from “Cavia”

Every word from Old Tupi saujá →Every word from Portuguese çavia →
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