Where does “شغال” come from?

شغال (Persian) comes 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.

شغال (Persian): jackal

Definitions

  1. jackal

Ancestry of “شغال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشگال—
2Pahlavi𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮—
3Sanskritसृगालjackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva
4Proto-Indo-European*śr̥gālás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws—

Words derived from “شغال”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás →