Where does “koala” come from?

koala (Indonesian) comes from English koala, from French koala — koala.

koala (Indonesian): koala: a tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia

Definitions

  1. koala: a tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia

Ancestry of “koala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkoalaA tree-dwelling marsupial, "Phascolarctos...
2Frenchkoalakoala
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