Where does “jungle” come from?
jungle (French) comes from English jungle, from Urdu جنگل, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮, from Sanskrit जङ्गल — arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...
jungle (French): jungle
Ancestry of “jungle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | jungle | A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in... |
| 2 | Urdu | جنگل | jungle, forest, wilderness |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जङ्गल | arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile... |