Where does “meksikonskunkki” come from?

meksikonskunkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish skunkki, from English skunk, from Abenaki segôgw, from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa, from Proto-Algonquian šek- — to urinate.

meksikonskunkki (Finnish): eastern hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus leuconotus

Definitions

  1. eastern hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus leuconotus

Ancestry of “meksikonskunkki”, step by step

meksikonskunkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish skunkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishskunkkiskunk
2EnglishskunkAny of various small mammals, of the family...
3Abenakisegôgwskunk
4Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
5Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate

via Finnish Meksiko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMeksiko—
2EnglishMexiconow submerged under Lake Tawakoni
3SpanishMéxicoMexico
4Classical NahuatlMēxihcoMexico
Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →Every word from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa →Every word from Abenaki segôgw →