Where does “pătlăgică” come from?

pătlăgică (Romanian) comes from Romanian pătlăgea, from Turkish patlıcan, from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان, from Persian بادلجان, from Persian بادنجان, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

Ancestry of “pătlăgică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpătlăgeaeggplant
2Turkishpatlıcaneggplant
3Ottoman TurkishپاتلجانAlternative form of بادلجان; eggplant
4PersianبادلجانAlternative form of بادنجان
5Persianبادنجانaubergine, eggplant
6Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
7Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas →Every word from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण →Every word from Persian بادنجان →