malidzano

The story

1. Sanskrit · derived fromवातिगगम“eggplant”
2. Classical Persian · derived fromبادنگان
3. Arabic · derived fromاَلْبَاذِنْجَان“eggplant”
4. Greek · derived fromμελιτζάνα
5. Italian · derived frommelanzana“eggplant”
6. Macedonian · borrowed fromмалиџано
7. English todaymalidzano

Borrowed from Macedonian малиџано (malidžano), from Italian melanzana (“eggplant”), from Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “eggplant”), from Classical Persian بادنگان (bādingān), from باتنگان (bātingān), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”). Doublet of aubergine, brinjal, and melongene.

Words from the same roots