Where does “sakaali” come from?
sakaali (Finnish) comes from Swedish schakal, from German Schakal, from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮.
sakaali (Finnish): jackal; golden jackal
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