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