Where does “สกังก์” come from?
สกังก์ (Thai) comes from English skunk, from Abenaki segôgw, from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa, from Proto-Algonquian šek- — to urinate.
สกังก์ (Thai): skunk
Ancestry of “สกังก์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | skunk | Any of various small mammals, of the family... |
| 2 | Abenaki | segôgw | skunk |
| 3 | Proto-Algonquian | šeka·kwa | skunk |
| 4 | Proto-Algonquian | šek- | to urinate |