Where does “বেঙুনীয়া” come from?

বেঙুনীয়া (Assamese) comes from Assamese বেঙেনা, from Middle Assamese বাঙ্গনা, from Early Assamese বাইঙ্গনা, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

বেঙুনীয়া (Assamese): violet; brinjalish

Definitions

  1. violet; brinjalish

Ancestry of “বেঙুনীয়া”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseবেঙেনাeggplant, aubergine, brinjal
2Middle Assameseবাঙ্গনাbrinjal, eggplant, aubergine
3Early Assameseবাইঙ্গনা—
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡—
5Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
6Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas →Every word from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 →