Where does “وانٛگُن” come from?

وانٛگُن (Kashmiri) comes from Sanskrit वङ्गन, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

وانٛگُن (Kashmiri): brinjal, eggplant, aubergine

Definitions

  1. brinjal, eggplant, aubergine

Ancestry of “وانٛگُن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवङ्गनaubergine
2Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas →Every word from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण →Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गन →