Where does “badincan” come from?

badincan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بادنجان, from Persian بادنجان, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

badincan (Turkish): Alternative form of patlıcan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of patlıcan

Ancestry of “badincan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبادنجان—
2Persianبادنجانaubergine, eggplant
3Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas →Every word from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण →Every word from Persian بادنجان →