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