Where does “वङ्गन” come from?
वङ्गन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.
वङ्गन (Sanskrit): aubergine
Ancestry of “वङ्गन”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वातिङ्गण | aubergine |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wātinganas | eggplant; purple |
Words derived from “वङ्गन”