Where does “باتنجان” come from?

باتنجان (Arabic) comes from Persian باتنگان, from Sanskrit भण्टाकी — brinjal, aubergine, eggplant.

باتنجان (Arabic): Alternative form of باذنجان

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of باذنجان

Ancestry of “باتنجان”, step by step

باتنجان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian باتنگان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianباتنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
2Sanskritभण्टाकीbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant

via Persian پاتنگان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianپاتنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
Every word from Sanskrit भण्टाकी →Every word from Persian باتنگان →