Where does “ܫܓܠ” come from?

ܫܓܠ (Classical Syriac) comes from Middle Persian šagāl, from Sanskrit सृगाल, from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws.

ܫܓܠ (Classical Syriac): jackal; to seize, to occupy

Definitions

  1. jackal; to seize, to occupy

Ancestry of “ܫܓܠ”, step by step

ܫܓܠ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian šagāl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianšagāl
2Sanskritसृगालjackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva
3Proto-Indo-European*śr̥gālás
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws

via Arabic شَغَلَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَغَلَto occupy, to keep busy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárgušEvery word from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás