Where does “mbilingani” come from?

mbilingani (Swahili) comes from Swahili bilingani, from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان, from Persian باذنگان, from Persian بادنگان, from Persian باتنگان, from Sanskrit भण्टाकी — brinjal, aubergine, eggplant.

mbilingani (Swahili): eggplant

Definitions

  1. eggplant

Ancestry of “mbilingani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilibilinganieggplant; aubergine
2Arabicبَاذِنْجَان—
3PersianباذنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
4PersianبادنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
5PersianباتنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
6Sanskritभण्टाकीbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant
Every word from Sanskrit भण्टाकी →Every word from Persian باتنگان →Every word from Persian بادنگان →