Where does “melanzana” come from?

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

melanzana (Italian): aubergine/eggplant

Definitions

  1. aubergine/eggplant

Ancestry of “melanzana”, step by step

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

Words derived from “melanzana”

Every word from Sanskrit भण्टाकी →Every word from Persian باتنگان →Every word from Persian بادنگان →