Where does “sjakal” come from?

sjakal (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮, from Sanskrit सृगाल, from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws.

sjakal (Norwegian Nynorsk): a jackal

Definitions

  1. a jackal

Ancestry of “sjakal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشغالjackal
2Persianشگال—
3Pahlavi𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮—
4Sanskritसृगालjackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva
5Proto-Indo-European*śr̥gālás—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás →