Where does “چقال” come from?
چقال (Ottoman Turkish) 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.
چقال (Ottoman Turkish): jackal
Definitions
- jackal
Ancestry of “چقال”, step by step
چقال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian شغال
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | شغال | jackal |
| 2 | Persian | شگال | — |
| 3 | Pahlavi | 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सृगाल | jackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *śr̥gālás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárguš | predatory animal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws | — |
via Classical Persian شغال
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | شغال | — |