Where does “கங்காரு” come from?

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

Ancestry of “கங்காரு”, 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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