Where does “baingan” come from?

baingan (English) comes from Hindi बैंगन, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

baingan (English): An eggplant/tatti; a brinjal

Definitions

  1. An eggplant/tatti; a brinjal

Ancestry of “baingan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबैंगनeggplant, aubergine, brinjal
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡—
3Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas →Every word from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 →