Where does “бодинҷон” come from?

бодинҷон (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian بَادِنْجَان, from Persian باتنگان, from Sanskrit भण्टाकी — brinjal, aubergine, eggplant.

бодинҷон (Tajik): eggplant, aubergine, brinjal

Definitions

  1. eggplant, aubergine, brinjal

Ancestry of “бодинҷон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبَادِنْجَان—
2PersianباتنگانAlternative form of بادنجان
3Sanskritभण्टाकीbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant
Every word from Sanskrit भण्टाकी →Every word from Persian باتنگان →Every word from Classical Persian بَادِنْجَان →