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Where does “جنگل” come from?

جنگل (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮, from Sanskrit जङ्गल — arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...

جنگل (Urdu): jungle, forest, wilderness

Definitions

  1. jungle, forest, wilderness

Ancestry of “جنگل”, step by step

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