Arabic

ˀibnu ˀāwan - (pl. banātu ˀāwān) jackal (BK 1 72, Lane 131)

More details see in Hommel 1879: 306-7. A detailed discussion can also be found in LA where the term is thought to be derived from the sound wāwā produced by the animal.

PS
*ˀVwVy- - jackal (SED II No. 21, DRS 12)
Level? Possibly a descriptive root.