Where does “જંગલ” come from?

જંગલ (Gujarati) comes from Persian جنگل, from Hindi जंगल, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮, from Sanskrit जङ्गल — arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...

જંગલ (Gujarati): forest, jungle; backwoods, woodlands

Definitions

  1. forest, jungle; backwoods, woodlands

Ancestry of “જંગલ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجنگلjungle, forest
2Hindiजंगलforest, woods
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮—
4Sanskritजङ्गलarid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...
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