Where does “बैंगन” come from?

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

बैंगन (Hindi): eggplant, aubergine, brinjal

Definitions

  1. eggplant, aubergine, brinjal

Ancestry of “बैंगन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡—
2Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple

Words derived from “बैंगन”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas →Every word from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 →