Where does “kanguroszczur” come from?

kanguroszczur (Polish) comes from Polish kangur, from French kangourou, from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.

kanguroszczur (Polish): potoroo

Definitions

  1. potoroo

Ancestry of “kanguroszczur”, step by step

kanguroszczur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kangur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkangurkangaroo
2Frenchkangouroukangaroo; hoodie
3EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
4Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo

via Polish Szczur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSzczurrat
2Proto-Slavicščurъplayful, mischievous, perky; void, idle; type of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewh₂-to lash, to swing, to buzz
Every word from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru →Every word from English kangaroo →Every word from French kangourou →