Where does “patlıcan” come from?
patlıcan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان, from Persian بادلجان, from Persian بادنجان, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.
patlıcan (Turkish): eggplant
Definitions
- eggplant
Ancestry of “patlıcan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پاتلجان | Alternative form of بادلجان; eggplant |
| 2 | Persian | بادلجان | Alternative form of بادنجان |
| 3 | Persian | بادنجان | aubergine, eggplant |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वातिङ्गण | aubergine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wātinganas | eggplant; purple |