Where does “kanguru” come from?

kanguru (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قانغوری, from French kangourou, from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.

kanguru (Turkish): kangaroo (marsupial)

Definitions

  1. kangaroo (marsupial)

Ancestry of “kanguru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقانغوریkangaroo (marsupial)
2Frenchkangouroukangaroo; hoodie
3EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
4Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo
Every word from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru →Every word from English kangaroo →Every word from French kangourou →