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
- jackal
Ancestry of “jakal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jackal | Any of certain wild canids of the genus "Canis",... |
| 2 | French | chacal | jackal |
| 3 | Turkish | çakal | jackal; an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | چقال | jackal |
| 5 | Persian | شغال | jackal |
| 6 | Persian | شگال | — |
| 7 | Pahlavi | 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | सृगाल | jackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *śr̥gālás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárguš | predatory animal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws | — |