Where does “जङ्गल” come from?

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

जङ्गल (Nepali): jungle

Definitions

  1. jungle

Ancestry of “जङ्गल”, step by step

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