Where does “bancan” come from?

bancan (Zazaki) comes from Sanskrit वङ्गन, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.

bancan (Zazaki): eggplant

Definitions

  1. eggplant

Ancestry of “bancan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवङ्गनaubergine
2Sanskritवातिङ्गणaubergine
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwātinganaseggplant; purple
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas →Every word from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण →Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गन →