Where does “jackal” come from?
Jackal comes from French chacal, borrowed from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال, from Sanskrit सृगाल, derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws.
jackal (English): Any of certain wild canids of the genus "Canis",...
Definitions
- Any of certain wild canids of the genus "Canis",...
Ancestry of “jackal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chacal | jackal |
| 2 | Turkish | çakal | jackal; an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | چقال | jackal |
| 4 | Persian | شغال | jackal |
| 5 | Persian | شگال | — |
| 6 | Pahlavi | 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सृगाल | jackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *śr̥gālás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárguš | predatory animal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws | — |