Where does “városdzsungel” come from?

városdzsungel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian dzsungel, from German Dschungel, from English jungle, from Urdu جنگل, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮, from Sanskrit जङ्गल — arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...

városdzsungel (Hungarian): city jungle

Definitions

  1. city jungle

Ancestry of “városdzsungel”, step by step

városdzsungel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian dzsungel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandzsungeljungle
2GermanDschungeljungle
3EnglishjungleA large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in...
4Urduجنگلjungle, forest, wilderness
5Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮
6Sanskritजङ्गलarid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...

via Hungarian város

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvároscity, town
2Hungarianvárcastle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or...
3Proto-Ugricwarɜ-to guard, wait
Every word from Sanskrit जङ्गलEvery word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮Every word from Urdu جنگل
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