Where does “باذنجان” come from?

باذنجان (Arabic) comes from Persian باذنگان, from Persian بادنگان, from Persian باتنگان, from Sanskrit भण्टाकी — brinjal, aubergine, eggplant.

باذنجان (Arabic): eggplant, aubergine

Definitions

  1. eggplant, aubergine

Ancestry of “باذنجان”, step by step

باذنجان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian باذنگان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianباذنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
2PersianبادنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
3PersianباتنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
4Sanskritभण्टाकीbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant

via Persian بادنجان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبادنجانaubergine, eggplant
2Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple

Words derived from “باذنجان”

Every word from Sanskrit भण्टाकी →Every word from Persian باتنگان →Every word from Persian بادنگان →