Where does “beetíngal” come from?

beetíngal (Palula) comes from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

beetíngal (Palula): tomato

Definitions

  1. tomato

Ancestry of “beetíngal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganasEvery word from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण
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