英文词源
- fossa (2)
- "A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal of the civet family, found in the rainforests of Madagascar", Mid 19th century: from Malagasy fosa.
- Baka
- "A member of a nomadic Pygmy people inhabiting the rainforests of south-eastern Cameroon and northern Gabon", Perhaps from Lingala Ba-aka 'Pygmies'.
