List of English Words of Sanskrit Origin - J

J

Jackal

from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال shaghal, from Middle Indic shagal, ultimately from Sanskrit शृगालः srgalah "the howler".

Jaggery

via Portuguese jágara, jagre and Malayalam ഛക്കര chakkara perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा sarkara derived from proto-Dravidian.

Juggernaut

through Hindi जगन्नाथ jagannath ultimately from Sanskrit जगन्नाथ jagat-natha-s, which means "lord of the world".

Jungle

through Hindi जंगल jangal "a desert, forest" ultimately from Sanskrit जंगल jangala-s, which means "arid".

Jute

via Bengali পাট jhuto ultimately from Sanskrit जुतास juta-s, which means "twisted hair".