Where does “زنگل” come from?

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

زنگل (Ushojo): forest, jungle

Definitions

  1. forest, jungle

Ancestry of “زنگل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduجنگلjungle, forest, wilderness
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮
3Sanskritजङ्गलarid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...
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