Where does “aubergine” come from?

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

aubergine (French): eggplant; aubergine; A French female traffic...

Definitions

  1. eggplant; aubergine; A French female traffic...

Ancestry of “aubergine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanalbergíniaaubergine, eggplant
2Arabicباذنجانeggplant, aubergine
3PersianباذنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
4PersianبادنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
5PersianباتنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
6Sanskritभण्टाकीbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant

Words derived from “aubergine”

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