Where does “xitomatl” come from?

xitomatl (Central Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl xitomātl, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

xitomatl (Central Nahuatl): tomato

Definitions

  1. tomato

Ancestry of “xitomatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlxitomātltomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
2Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
3Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl xitomātl →