Where does “Caviinae” come from?

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

Caviinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Caviinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCaviagenus
2Portugueseçaviathe spiny rat, {{taxlink|Makalata...
3Old Tupisaujá—
Every word from Old Tupi saujá →Every word from Portuguese çavia →Every word from Translingual Cavia →