Where does “بادلجان” come from?
بادلجان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian بادنجان, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.
بادلجان (Ottoman Turkish): eggplant, aubergine
Ancestry of “بادلجان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | بادنجان | aubergine , eggplant |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वातिङ्गण | aubergine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wātinganas | eggplant; purple |
Words derived from “بادلجان”