Where does “albergínia” come from?

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

albergínia (Catalan): aubergine, eggplant

Definitions

  1. aubergine, eggplant

Ancestry of “albergínia”, step by step

albergínia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic باذنجان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicباذنجانeggplant, aubergine
2PersianباذنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
3PersianبادنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
4PersianباتنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
5Sanskritभण्टाकीbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant

via Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلْبَاذِنْجَان—

Words derived from “albergínia”

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