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Where does “वङ्गन” come from?

वङ्गन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

वङ्गन (Sanskrit): aubergine

Definitions

  1. aubergine

Ancestry of “वङ्गन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple

Words derived from “वङ्गन”

  • بینگن
  • bancan
  • balcon
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