Where does “karakali” come from?

karakali (Finnish) 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.

karakali (Finnish): caracal

Definitions

  1. caracal

Ancestry of “karakali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaracalcaracal
2Turkishkarakulakcaracal
3Ottoman Turkishقره‌قولاق
4Persianسیاه‌گوشcaracal
5Persianگوشear
6Middle Persian???
7Old Persian???ear
8Proto-Iraniangáwšahear
9Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰáwšasnoise, sound
10Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos
11Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰáwšas
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