Where does “زوقال” come from?

زوقال (Arabic) comes from Persian زغال, from Proto-Turkic jār- — to crack, split, crush.

زوقال (Arabic): dogwood, cornel (Cornus gen. et spp.)

Definitions

  1. dogwood, cornel (Cornus gen. et spp.)

Ancestry of “زوقال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزغالcoal; charcoal; black, dark
2Proto-Turkicjār-to crack, split, crush
Every word from Proto-Turkic jār- →Every word from Persian زغال →