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Where does “বাইঙ্গনা” come from?

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

Ancestry of “বাইঙ্গনা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡—
2Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple

Words derived from “বাইঙ্গনা”

  • বেঙেনা
  • বেঙুনীয়া
  • বেঙ্গেনা
  • বাঙ্গনা
  • বেঙ্গনা
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