Where does “canguro” come from?

canguro (Spanish) comes from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.

canguro (Spanish): kangaroo

Definitions

  1. kangaroo

Ancestry of “canguro”, step by step

canguro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English kangaroo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
2Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo

via Kuuku-Ya'u gangurru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kuuku-Ya'ugangurru—

via English kanguroo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkanguroo—

Words derived from “canguro”

Every word from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru →Every word from English kangaroo →