Where does “lännenjäniskenguru” come from?
lännenjäniskenguru (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäniskenguru, from Finnish kenguru, from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.
Ancestry of “lännenjäniskenguru”, step by step
lännenjäniskenguru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jäniskenguru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jäniskenguru | — |
| 2 | Finnish | kenguru | kangaroo |
| 3 | English | kangaroo | A member of the Macropodidae family of large... |
| 4 | Guugu Yimidhirr | gangurru | large grey or black kangaroo |