Where does “džungla” come from?

džungla (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English jungle, from Urdu جنگل, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮, from Sanskrit जङ्गल — arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...

džungla (Serbo-Croatian): jungle

Definitions

  1. jungle

Ancestry of “džungla”, step by step

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