Where does “կենգուրու” come from?

կենգուրու (Armenian) comes from Russian кенгуру́, from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.

կենգուրու (Armenian): kangaroo

Definitions

  1. kangaroo

Ancestry of “կենգուրու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкенгуру́—
2EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
3Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo
Every word from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru →Every word from English kangaroo →Every word from Russian кенгуру́ →
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