Where does “skua” come from?
skua (French) comes from Faroese skúgvur, from Old Norse skúfr — great skua.
skua (French): great skua
Ancestry of “skua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | skúgvur | great skua; tuft; the pyloric caeca of fish |
| 2 | Old Norse | skúfr | great skua |