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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is the lion called "King of the Jungle" if they actually live in the savannah?

I googled and all I could find were variations on "it's a misnomer", which is useless for me because I already knew it's one. Maybe Reddit can help find the history of this term.
gpt
Because they are kings of the "jungle" if you go back far enough in etymology.

The origin of "jungle" is from Hindi/Urdu "jangal," which refers more generally to an uncultivated wooded area. This in turn comes from the Sanskrit "jangala," which is just an often dry uncultivated area that would cover savannas or deserts where lions are relatively common.