Where does “skunkki” come from?

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

skunkki (Finnish): skunk

Definitions

  1. skunk

Ancestry of “skunkki”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skunkki”

Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →Every word from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa →Every word from Abenaki segôgw →
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