French mélongène,, from
Italian melanzana, from
Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from
Arabic الباذÙنْجان (al-baðinjÄn), the eggplant, from
Persian بادنگان (bâdengân), from
باتنگان (bâtengân), from
Sanskrit वातिगगम (vÄtiga-gama, “eggplant").