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Where does “Tunga” come from?

Tunga (Translingual) comes from Old Tupi tunga.

Ancestry of “Tunga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitunga—

Words derived from “Tunga”

  • tungiasis
  • Tungini
  • Tungidae
Every word from Old Tupi tunga →