Where does “etiopiansakaali” come from?
etiopiansakaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish sakaali, from Swedish schakal, from German Schakal, from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال.
etiopiansakaali (Finnish): Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis
Definitions
- Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis
Ancestry of “etiopiansakaali”, step by step
etiopiansakaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sakaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sakaali | jackal; golden jackal |
| 2 | Swedish | schakal | a jackal (animal) |
| 3 | German | Schakal | jackal |
| 4 | French | chacal | jackal |
| 5 | Turkish | çakal | jackal; an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | چقال | jackal |
| 7 | Persian | شغال | jackal |
| 8 | Persian | شگال | — |
| 9 | Pahlavi | 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | सृगाल | jackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *śr̥gālás | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárguš | predatory animal |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws | — |