Where does “背黒ジャッカル” come from?
背黒ジャッカル (Japanese) comes from Japanese ジャッカル, from English jackal, from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮.
背黒ジャッカル (Japanese): a black-backed jackal
Definitions
- a black-backed jackal
Ancestry of “背黒ジャッカル”, step by step
背黒ジャッカル traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ジャッカル
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ジャッカル | a jackal |
| 2 | English | jackal | Any of certain wild canids of the genus "Canis",... |
| 3 | French | chacal | jackal |
| 4 | Turkish | çakal | jackal; an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | چقال | jackal |
| 6 | Persian | شغال | jackal |
| 7 | Persian | شگال | — |
| 8 | Pahlavi | 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | सृगाल | jackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *śr̥gālás | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárguš | predatory animal |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws | — |
via Japanese 黒
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 黒 | black; a black stone; the person who plays black... |
via Japanese 背
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 背 | back, behind; stature |