Where does “koala” come from?

koala (Tok Pisin) comes from English koala, from French koala — koala.

koala (Tok Pisin): bandicoot

Definitions

  1. bandicoot

Ancestry of “koala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkoalaA tree-dwelling marsupial, "Phascolarctos...
2Frenchkoalakoala
Every word from French koala →Every word from English koala →