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