Where does “검은등자칼” come from?

검은등자칼 (Korean) comes from Korean 자칼, from English jackal, from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮.

검은등자칼 (Korean): black-backed jackal

Definitions

  1. black-backed jackal

Ancestry of “검은등자칼”, step by step

검은등자칼 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 자칼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean자칼jackal
2EnglishjackalAny of certain wild canids of the genus "Canis",...
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

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanback of a person or animal; lantern; rank

via Korean 검은

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean검은see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárgušEvery word from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás