Where does “ਬੈਂਗਣ” come from?

ਬੈਂਗਣ (Punjabi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

ਬੈਂਗਣ (Punjabi): brinjal, eggplant, aubergine

Definitions

  1. brinjal, eggplant, aubergine

Ancestry of “ਬੈਂਗਣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡—
2Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas →Every word from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 →