Where does “šakal” come from?
šakal (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schakal, from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال, from Persian شغال, from Persian شگال, from Pahlavi 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮, from Sanskrit सृगाल.
šakal (Serbo-Croatian): jackal; One who benefits from the work of others;...
Definitions
- jackal; One who benefits from the work of others;...
Ancestry of “šakal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schakal | jackal |
| 2 | French | chacal | jackal |
| 3 | Turkish | çakal | jackal; an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | چقال | jackal |
| 5 | Persian | شغال | jackal |
| 6 | Persian | شگال | — |
| 7 | Pahlavi | 𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | सृगाल | jackal; a particular tree; name of a Vāsudeva |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *śr̥gālás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárguš | predatory animal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws | — |