Where does “باتنگنڑ” come from?

باتنگنڑ (Kalami) comes from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

باتنگنڑ (Kalami): tomato, Solanum lycopersicum

Definitions

  1. tomato, Solanum lycopersicum

Ancestry of “باتنگنڑ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas →Every word from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण →