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Where does “𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮” come from?

𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 (Pahlavi) comes from Sanskrit सृगाल, from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws.

Ancestry of “𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮”, step by step

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