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Where does “sakálok” come from?

sakálok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sakál, from German Schakal, from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮.

sakálok (Hungarian): nominative plural of sakál

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of sakál

Ancestry of “sakálok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansakáljackal
2GermanSchakaljackal
3Frenchchacaljackal
4Turkishçakaljackal; an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and...
5Ottoman Turkishچقالjackal
6Persianشغالjackal
7Persianشگال—
8Pahlavi𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮—
9Sanskritसृगालjackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva
10Proto-Indo-European*śr̥gālás—
11Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws—
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