Where does “টম্যাটো” come from?

টম্যাটো (Bengali) comes from English tomato, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

Ancestry of “টম্যাটো”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtomatoA widely cultivated plant, "Solanum...
2Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
3Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
4Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →Every word from Spanish tomate →