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