Where does “카라칼” come from?
카라칼 (Korean) comes from English caracal, from French caracal, from Turkish karakulak, from Ottoman Turkish قرهقولاق, from Persian سیاهگوش, from Persian گوش, from Middle Persian ???, from Old Persian ???.
카라칼 (Korean): caracal
Definitions
- caracal
Ancestry of “카라칼”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caracal | A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West... |
| 2 | French | caracal | caracal |
| 3 | Turkish | karakulak | caracal |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | قرهقولاق | — |
| 5 | Persian | سیاهگوش | caracal |
| 6 | Persian | گوش | ear |
| 7 | Middle Persian | ??? | — |
| 8 | Old Persian | ??? | ear |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | gáwšah | ear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gʰáwšas | noise, sound |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew- | — |