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

Definitions

  1. skunk

Ancestry of “скунс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishskunksplural of skunk; Third-person singular simple...
2EnglishskunkAny of various small mammals, of the family...
3Abenakisegôgwskunk
4Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
5Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate
Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek- →Every word from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa →Every word from Abenaki segôgw →