Where does “μελιτζανοσαλάτα” come from?

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

μελιτζανοσαλάτα (Greek): aubergine purée

Definitions

  1. aubergine purée

Ancestry of “μελιτζανοσαλάτα”, step by step

μελιτζανοσαλάτα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek μελιτζάνα

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

via Greek σαλάτα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσαλάταsalad; mess
2Venetiansałatasalad; lettuce
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

Words derived from “μελιτζανοσαλάτα

Every word from Sanskrit भण्टाकीEvery word from Persian باتنگانEvery word from Persian بادنگان