Where does “باتنجان” come from?

باتنجان (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Persian باتنگان, from Sanskrit भण्टाकी — brinjal, aubergine, eggplant.

باتنجان (South Levantine Arabic): eggplant, aubergine

Definitions

  1. eggplant, aubergine

Ancestry of “باتنجان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianباتنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
2Sanskritभण्टाकीbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant
Every word from Sanskrit भण्टाकी →Every word from Persian باتنگان →