Where does “jungle” come from?

jungle (Danish) comes from English jungle, from Urdu جنگل, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮, from Sanskrit जङ्गल — arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...

jungle (Danish): jungle

Definitions

  1. jungle

Ancestry of “jungle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjungleA large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in...
2Urduجنگلjungle, forest, wilderness
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮—
4Sanskritजङ्गलarid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...
Every word from Sanskrit जङ्गल →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 →Every word from Urdu جنگل →