Where does “ddenjal” come from?

ddenjal (Senhaja De Srair) comes from Moroccan Arabic دنجال, from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان, from Persian باذنگان, from Persian بادنگان, from Persian باتنگان, from Sanskrit भण्टाकी — brinjal, aubergine, eggplant.

Ancestry of “ddenjal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicدنجالeggplant
2Arabicبَاذِنْجَان
3PersianباذنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
4PersianبادنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
5PersianباتنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
6Sanskritभण्टाकीbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant
Every word from Sanskrit भण्टाकीEvery word from Persian باتنگانEvery word from Persian بادنگان
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