Where does “şagal” come from?

şagal (Turkmen) 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.

şagal (Turkmen): jackal

Definitions

  1. jackal

Ancestry of “şagal”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárgušEvery word from Proto-Indo-European *śr̥gālás
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