Etymology

French mélongène, from Medieval Latin melongena, Italian melanzana, from Greek μελιτζάνα ‎(melitzána), from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان ‎(al-bāḏinjān, “eggplant”), from Persian بادنگان ‎(bâdengân), from باتنگان ‎(bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम ‎(vātiga-gama, “eggplant”).