Where does “बैगुन” come from?
बैगुन (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.
बैगुन (Nepali): eggplant, aubergine
Definitions
- eggplant, aubergine
Ancestry of “बैगुन”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वातिङ्गण | aubergine |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wātinganas | eggplant; purple |