Where does “budjie” come from?

budjie (Afrikaans) comes from English budgie, from English budgerigar, from Gamilaraay gijirrigaa — A budgerigar.

budjie (Afrikaans): budgerigar

Definitions

  1. budgerigar

Ancestry of “budjie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbudgieA budgerigar
2EnglishbudgerigarA species of small parakeet native to Australia...
3GamilaraaygijirrigaaA budgerigar
Every word from Gamilaraay gijirrigaa →Every word from English budgerigar →Every word from English budgie →