Where does “caracal” come from?
caracal (English) comes from French caracal, from Turkish karakulak, from Ottoman Turkish قرهقولاق, from Persian سیاهگوش, from Persian گوش, from Middle Persian ???, from Old Persian ???, from Proto-Iranian gáwšah.
caracal (English): A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West...
Definitions
- A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West...
Ancestry of “caracal”, step by step
caracal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French caracal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | caracal | caracal |
| 2 | Turkish | karakulak | caracal |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | قرهقولاق | — |
| 4 | Persian | سیاهگوش | caracal |
| 5 | Persian | گوش | ear |
| 6 | Middle Persian | ??? | — |
| 7 | Old Persian | ??? | ear |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | gáwšah | ear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gʰáwšas | noise, sound |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew- | — |