Where does “kenguru” come from?

kenguru (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.

kenguru (Norwegian Nynorsk): a kangaroo

Definitions

  1. a kangaroo

Ancestry of “kenguru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
2Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo
Every word from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru →Every word from English kangaroo →
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