Where does “juovakenguru” come from?

juovakenguru (Finnish) comes from Finnish juova, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

juovakenguru (Finnish): banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus

Definitions

  1. banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus

Ancestry of “juovakenguru”, step by step

juovakenguru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuovastripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active...
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish kenguru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkengurukangaroo
2EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
3Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Finnish juoda →