Where does “بدنجان” come from?

بدنجان (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Classical Persian بَادِنْجَان, from Persian باتنگان, from Sanskrit भण्टाकी — brinjal, aubergine, eggplant.

بدنجان (Egyptian Arabic): eggplant

Definitions

  1. eggplant

Ancestry of “بدنجان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبَادِنْجَان—
2PersianباتنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
3Sanskritभण्टाकीbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant
Every word from Sanskrit भण्टाकी →Every word from Persian باتنگان →Every word from Classical Persian بَادِنْجَان →