Where does “બ્રિંજલ” come from?

બ્રિંજલ (Gujarati) comes from English brinjal, from Portuguese beringela, from Old Portuguese berengenha.

બ્રિંજલ (Gujarati): aubergine w:British English, [[eggplant [[w:American English

Definitions

  1. aubergine w:British English, [[eggplant [[w:American English

Ancestry of “બ્રિંજલ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrinjalAn aubergine or eggplant
2Portugueseberingelaaubergine, eggplant
3Old Portugueseberengenha—
Every word from Old Portuguese berengenha →Every word from Portuguese beringela →Every word from English brinjal →