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
- forest, jungle; backwoods, woodlands
Ancestry of “જંગલ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | جنگل | jungle, forest |
| 2 | Hindi | जंगल | forest, woods |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जङ्गल | arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile... |