Where does “ddenjař” come from?

ddenjař (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic دنجال, from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان, from Persian باذنگان, from Persian بادنگان, from Persian باتنگان, from Sanskrit भण्टाकी — brinjal, aubergine, eggplant.

ddenjař (Tarifit): eggplant

Definitions

  1. eggplant

Ancestry of “ddenjař”, 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 भण्टाकी →Every word from Persian باتنگان →Every word from Persian بادنگان →