Etymology

junglesome

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Today it means: Characterised or marked by jungle (terrain); jungly. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English jungle
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The story

  1. Sanskritजङ्गल (jaṅgala)
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 (jaṃgala)
  3. Hindiजंगल (jaṅgal)
  4. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 (jaṃgala)
  5. Urduجَن٘گَل (jaṅgal)
  6. Englishjungle
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  9. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  10. English todayjunglesome

From jungle + -some.

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