Where does “петлижанче” come from?

петлижанче (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian петлижа́н, from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان, from Persian بادلجان, from Persian بادنجان, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

Ancestry of “петлижанче”, step by step

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