Where does “kooky” come from?

kooky (English) comes from English kookaburra, from Wiradhuri guuguubarra — kookaburra.

kooky (English): Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane;...

Definitions

  1. Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane;...

Ancestry of “kooky”, step by step

kooky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kookaburra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkookaburraAny of several species of kingfishers in the...
2Wiradhuriguuguubarrakookaburra

via English kook

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkookAn eccentric, strange or crazy person; A...
2Dutchkook

Words derived from “kooky”

Every word from Wiradhuri guuguubarra →Every word from English kookaburra →