Where does “شغال باران” come from?

شغال باران (Persian) 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.

شغال باران (Persian): sudden downpour, cloudburst

Definitions

  1. sudden downpour, cloudburst

Ancestry of “شغال باران”, step by step

شغال باران traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شغال

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—

via Persian باران

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبارانrain
2Middle Persianwʾlʾn'—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*wáHr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárguš →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás →