Where does “Caviinae” come from?
Caviinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Cavia, from Portuguese çavia, from Old Tupi saujá.
Ancestry of “Caviinae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Cavia | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | çavia | the spiny rat, {{taxlink|Makalata... |
| 3 | Old Tupi | saujá | — |