Where does “chacal” come from?
chacal (Portuguese) comes from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮, from Sanskrit सृगाल, from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás.
chacal (Portuguese): jackal
Ancestry of “chacal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chacal | jackal |
| 2 | Turkish | çakal | jackal; an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | چقال | jackal |
| 4 | Persian | شغال | jackal |
| 5 | Persian | شگال | — |
| 6 | Pahlavi | 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सृगाल | jackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *śr̥gālás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárguš | predatory animal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws | — |