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Where does “jakal” come from?

jakal (Malay) comes from English jackal, from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮, from Sanskrit सृगाल.

jakal (Malay): jackal

Definitions

  1. jackal

Ancestry of “jakal”, step by step

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