Where does “werejackal” come from?
werejackal (English) comes from English jackal, from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮, from Sanskrit सृगाल.
werejackal (English): A shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a...
Definitions
- A shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a...
Ancestry of “werejackal”, step by step
werejackal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jackal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jackal | Any of certain wild canids of the genus "Canis",... |
| 2 | French | chacal | jackal |
| 3 | Turkish | çakal | jackal; an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | چقال | jackal |
| 5 | Persian | شغال | jackal |
| 6 | Persian | شگال | — |
| 7 | Pahlavi | 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | सृगाल | jackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *śr̥gālás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárguš | predatory animal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws | — |
via English were
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | were | second-person singular simple past indicative of... |
| 2 | English | werewolf | A person who is transformed or can transform into... |
| 3 | Middle English | werwolf | — |
| 4 | Old English | werewulf | werewolf |
| 5 | Old English | wer | man; husband; hero, warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wer | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |