Where does “بادلجان” come from?

بادلجان (Persian) comes from Persian بادنجان, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

بادلجان (Persian): Alternative form of بادنجان

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of بادنجان

Ancestry of “بادلجان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبادنجانaubergine, eggplant
2Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple

Words derived from “بادلجان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas →Every word from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण →Every word from Persian بادنجان →