The difference between Tmesis and Tumbarumba
When used as nouns, tmesis means the insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word, whereas tumbarumba means a word formed by the infixation of one or more words between the syllables of another word.
check bellow for the other definitions of Tmesis and Tumbarumba
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Tmesis as a noun (prosody):
The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.
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Tumbarumba as a noun (Australia):
A word formed by the infixation of one or more words between the syllables of another word.