Where does “bancan” come from?
bancan (Zazaki) comes from Sanskrit वङ्गन, from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wātinganas — eggplant; purple.
bancan (Zazaki): eggplant
Ancestry of “bancan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वङ्गन | aubergine |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वातिङ्गण | aubergine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wātinganas | eggplant; purple |