Where does “Melanzani” come from?

Melanzani (German) comes from Italian melanzana, from Greek μελιτζάνα, from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان, from Persian باذنگان, from Persian بادنگان, from Persian باتنگان, from Sanskrit भण्टाकी — brinjal, aubergine, eggplant.

Melanzani (German): aubergine, eggplant

Definitions

  1. aubergine, eggplant

Ancestry of “Melanzani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmelanzanaaubergine/eggplant
2Greekμελιτζάναaubergine , eggplant
3Arabicبَاذِنْجَان—
4PersianباذنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
5PersianبادنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
6PersianباتنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
7Sanskritभण्टाकीbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant
Every word from Sanskrit भण्टाकी →Every word from Persian باتنگان →Every word from Persian بادنگان →