Where does “padlizsán” come from?

padlizsán (Hungarian) comes from Bulgarian патладжан, from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان, from Persian بادلجان, from Persian بادنجان, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

padlizsán (Hungarian): aubergine, eggplant

Definitions

  1. aubergine, eggplant

Ancestry of “padlizsán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпатладжанeggplant, aubergine
2Ottoman TurkishپاتلجانAlternative form of بادلجان; eggplant
3PersianبادلجانAlternative form of بادنجان
4Persianبادنجانaubergine, eggplant
5Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
6Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple

Words derived from “padlizsán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas →Every word from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण →Every word from Persian بادنجان →