Where does “isojättikenguru” come from?
isojättikenguru (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
isojättikenguru (Finnish): eastern grey kangaroo
Definitions
- eastern grey kangaroo
Ancestry of “isojättikenguru”, step by step
isojättikenguru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish iso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iso | big; large; great |
| 2 | Finnish | isä | father; Father |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | icä | father |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ićä | father |
via Finnish jättikenguru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jättikenguru | any marsupial of the genus Macropus |
| 2 | Finnish | kenguru | kangaroo |
| 3 | English | kangaroo | A member of the Macropodidae family of large... |
| 4 | Guugu Yimidhirr | gangurru | large grey or black kangaroo |