Where does “باتنجان” come from?

باتنجان (Persian) comes from Sanskrit वातिगगम, from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV — brinjal, aubergine, eggplant.

Ancestry of “باتنجان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवातिगगमeggplant, "Solanum melongena"
2Proto-Dravidian*waẓVtVbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV →Every word from Sanskrit वातिगगम →