Where does “чакал” come from?

чакал (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮, from Sanskrit सृगाल, from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws.

чакал (Bulgarian): jackal

Definitions

  1. jackal

Ancestry of “чакал”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچقالjackal
2Persianشغالjackal
3Persianشگال—
4Pahlavi𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮—
5Sanskritसृगालjackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva
6Proto-Indo-European*śr̥gālás—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás →