Etymograph

English

Parramatta

Parramatta comes from Dharug Burramatta.

  1. DharugmodernBurramattaliterally ‘place of eels’
  2. EnglishtodayParramatta

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. DharugmodernBurramattaliterally ‘place of eels’
  2. EnglishtodayParramatta

Today it means

name A local government area in the Greater Western Sydney region of New South Wales, Australia; in full, the City of Parramatta.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Dharug Burramatta / Parramatta