Where does “caraculac” come from?

caraculac (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قره‌قولاق, from Persian سیاه‌گوش, from Persian گوش, from Middle Persian ???, from Old Persian ???, from Proto-Iranian gáwšah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos.

caraculac (Romanian): caracal

Definitions

  1. caracal

Ancestry of “caraculac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقره‌قولاق
2Persianسیاه‌گوشcaracal
3Persianگوشear
4Middle Persian???
5Old Persian???ear
6Proto-Iraniangáwšahear
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰáwšasnoise, sound
8Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos
9Proto-Indo-Europeang⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰáwšas
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