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Where does “বাঙ্গনা” come from?

বাঙ্গনা (Middle Assamese) comes from Early Assamese বাইঙ্গনা, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

বাঙ্গনা (Middle Assamese): brinjal, eggplant, aubergine

Definitions

  1. brinjal, eggplant, aubergine

Ancestry of “বাঙ্গনা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseবাইঙ্গনা—
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡—
3Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple

Words derived from “বাঙ্গনা”

  • বেঙেনা
  • বেঙুনীয়া
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