Where does “Känguru” come from?

Känguru (German) comes from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.

Känguru (German): kangaroo

Definitions

  1. kangaroo

Ancestry of “Känguru”, step by step

Känguru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kangaroo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
2Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo

via English kangooroo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkangoorooObsolete form of kangaroo

Words derived from “Känguru”

Every word from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru →Every word from English kangaroo →