Where does “बैंगनी” come from?

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

बैंगनी (Hindi): purple, aubergine

Definitions

  1. purple, aubergine

Ancestry of “बैंगनी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबैंगनeggplant, aubergine, brinjal
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡—
3Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple

Words derived from “बैंगनी”

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