Where does “скуа” come from?

скуа (Russian) comes from Faroese skúgvur, from Old Norse skúfr — great skua.

скуа (Russian): great skua

Definitions

  1. great skua

Ancestry of “скуа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskúgvurgreat skua; tuft; the pyloric caeca of fish
2Old Norseskúfrgreat skua
Every word from Old Norse skúfr →Every word from Faroese skúgvur →