Where does “jäniskenguru” come from?
jäniskenguru (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenguru, from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.
Ancestry of “jäniskenguru”, step by step
jäniskenguru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kenguru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kenguru | kangaroo |
| 2 | English | kangaroo | A member of the Macropodidae family of large... |
| 3 | Guugu Yimidhirr | gangurru | large grey or black kangaroo |
via Finnish jänis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jänis | hare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jänis | hare |
Words derived from “jäniskenguru”