Where does “جھنگ” come from?

جھنگ (Urdu) comes from Punjabi جھنگ, from Sanskrit जाङ्गल, from Sanskrit जङ्गल — arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...

Ancestry of “جھنگ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiجھنگ—
2Sanskritजाङ्गलarid, sparingly grown with trees and plants;...
3Sanskritजङ्गलarid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...
Every word from Sanskrit जङ्गल →Every word from Sanskrit जाङ्गल →Every word from Punjabi جھنگ →