Where does “скунс” come from?
скунс (Russian) comes from English skunks, from English skunk, from Abenaki segôgw, from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa, from Proto-Algonquian šek- — to urinate.
скунс (Russian): skunk
Ancestry of “скунс”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | skunks | plural of skunk; Third-person singular simple... |
| 2 | English | skunk | Any of various small mammals, of the family... |
| 3 | Abenaki | segôgw | skunk |
| 4 | Proto-Algonquian | šeka·kwa | skunk |
| 5 | Proto-Algonquian | šek- | to urinate |