Where does “ohjaskenguru” come from?

ohjaskenguru (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohjas, from Finnish ohja, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ohja, from Proto-Germanic ansijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enseh₂-.

ohjaskenguru (Finnish): bridled nail-tail wallaby

Definitions

  1. bridled nail-tail wallaby

Ancestry of “ohjaskenguru”, step by step

ohjaskenguru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohjas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishohjasA rein
2Finnishohjarein
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ohja—
4Proto-Germanicansijōeyelet, eye of a needle; handle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enseh₂-—

via Finnish kenguru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkengurukangaroo
2EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
3Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enseh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ansijō →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ohja →