It is thought to be derived from the word bandore/bandora, an ancient instrument somewhat like a guitar.
Maine and its mainah's is where da banjo is from
"a cat" = "un chat"
Do you mean his ethnic origin, or the origin of his name? If you mean the former, his father was Scots and his mother Australian-born. If the latter, in 1855 his poems began being published by The Bulletin under the pen name "The Banjo", the name of one of Paterson's favourite horses.
greek
china
banjo kanji ganja ninja ouija
Another word for GOAL! in Brazil
κολύμπι (kolýmpi)
Banjo
banjos or bandgolics
the origin is where the word came from but the specific origin of the word ballot is latin root word.
Probably Drum, in German Trommel , also from Latin Tympanum- which means either orchestral kettle-drums or the ear drum. bang on!