Where does “valkoselkäskunkki” come from?

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

Ancestry of “valkoselkäskunkki”, step by step

valkoselkäskunkki 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 selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →Every word from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa →Every word from Abenaki segôgw →