Where does “bakłażan” come from?
bakłażan (Polish) comes from Russian баклажа́н, from Ottoman Turkish بادلجان, from Persian بادنجان, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.
bakłażan (Polish): aubergine
Definitions
- aubergine
Ancestry of “bakłażan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | баклажа́н | aubergine, eggplant |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بادلجان | eggplant, aubergine |
| 3 | Persian | بادنجان | aubergine, eggplant |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वातिङ्गण | aubergine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wātinganas | eggplant; purple |