Where does “木登カンガルー” come from?

木登カンガルー (Japanese) comes from Japanese カンガルー, from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.

木登カンガルー (Japanese): a tree kangaroo

Definitions

  1. a tree kangaroo

Ancestry of “木登カンガルー”, step by step

木登カンガルー traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese カンガルー

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseカンガルーa kangaroo
2EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
3Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo

via Japanese 木登り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese木登り—
Every word from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru →Every word from English kangaroo →Every word from Japanese カンガルー →