Melongene meaning

French mélongène,, from Italian melanzana, from Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic الباذِنْجان (al-baðinjān), the eggplant, from Persian بادنگان (bâdengân), from باتنگان (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant").