Where does “surigala” come from?

surigala (Cia-Cia) comes from Indonesian serigala, from Malay serigala, from Sanskrit सृगाल, from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws.

surigala (Cia-Cia): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “surigala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianserigalawolf
2Malayserigalawolf
3Sanskritसृगालjackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva
4Proto-Indo-European*śr̥gālás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
6Proto-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 →