Where does “jättikenguru” come from?
jättikenguru (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenguru, from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.
Ancestry of “jättikenguru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kenguru | kangaroo |
| 2 | English | kangaroo | A member of the Macropodidae family of large... |
| 3 | Guugu Yimidhirr | gangurru | large grey or black kangaroo |
Words derived from “jättikenguru”