Where does “meksikontäpläskunkki” come from?

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

meksikontäpläskunkki (Finnish): pygmy spotted skunk, Spilogale pygmaea

Definitions

  1. pygmy spotted skunk, Spilogale pygmaea

Ancestry of “meksikontäpläskunkki”, step by step

meksikontäpläskunkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish täpläskunkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäpläskunkkispotted skunk, skunk of the genus
2Finnishskunkkiskunk
3EnglishskunkAny of various small mammals, of the family...
4Abenakisegôgwskunk
5Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
6Proto-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 →