Where does “جنگل” come from?
جنگل (Persian) comes from Hindi जंगल, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮, from Sanskrit जङ्गल — arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...
جنگل (Persian): jungle, forest
Ancestry of “جنگل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | जंगल | forest, woods |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जङ्गल | arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile... |
Words derived from “جنگل”