Where does “schakal” come from?
schakal (French) comes from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮, from Sanskrit सृगाल, from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš.
Ancestry of “schakal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çakal | jackal; an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چقال | jackal |
| 3 | Persian | شغال | jackal |
| 4 | Persian | شگال | — |
| 5 | Pahlavi | 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | सृगाल | jackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *śr̥gālás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárguš | predatory animal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws | — |