Where does “boomerang” come from?
boomerang (French) comes from English boomerang, from Dharug bumariny.
boomerang (French): boomerang
Ancestry of “boomerang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | boomerang | A flat curved airfoil, that spins about an axis... |
| 2 | Dharug | bumariny | — |