Where does “šagāl” come from?
šagāl (Middle Persian) comes from Sanskrit सृगाल, from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws.
Ancestry of “šagāl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सृगाल | jackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *śr̥gālás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárguš | predatory animal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws | — |