Where does “wallaby” come from?

wallaby (Portuguese) comes from English wallaby, from Dharug wollabi — rock wallaby.

wallaby (Portuguese): wallaby

Definitions

  1. wallaby

Ancestry of “wallaby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwallabyAny of several species of marsupial; usually...
2Dharugwollabirock wallaby
Every word from Dharug wollabi →Every word from English wallaby →
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