Where does “ジャングル” come from?

ジャングル (Japanese) comes from English jungle, from Urdu جنگل, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮, from Sanskrit जङ्गल — arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...

ジャングル (Japanese): jungle; forest

Definitions

  1. jungle; forest

Ancestry of “ジャングル”, 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 →
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