Where does “африканский волчий шакал” come from?
африканский волчий шакал (Russian) comes from Russian шака́л, from German Schakal, from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮.
африканский волчий шакал (Russian): African wolf (Canis lupaster)
Definitions
- African wolf (Canis lupaster)
Ancestry of “африканский волчий шакал”, step by step
африканский волчий шакал traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian шака́л
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | шака́л | jackal |
| 2 | German | Schakal | jackal |
| 3 | French | chacal | jackal |
| 4 | Turkish | çakal | jackal; an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | چقال | jackal |
| 6 | Persian | شغال | jackal |
| 7 | Persian | شگال | — |
| 8 | Pahlavi | 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | सृगाल | jackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *śr̥gālás | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárguš | predatory animal |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws | — |
via Russian во́лчий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | во́лчий | wolfish, wolf's, lupine |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *vьlčьjь | — |
via Russian африка́нский
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | африка́нский | African |