Where does “বেঙ্গনা” come from?
বেঙ্গনা (Middle Assamese) comes from Early Assamese বাইঙ্গনা, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.
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