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
Ancestry of “বেঙুনীয়া”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Assamese | বেঙেনা | eggplant, aubergine, brinjal |
| 2 | Middle Assamese | বাঙ্গনা | brinjal, eggplant, aubergine |
| 3 | Early Assamese | বাইঙ্গনা | — |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वातिङ्गण | aubergine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wātinganas | eggplant; purple |