Where does “柑仔得” come from?

柑仔得 (Chinese) comes from Tagalog kamatis, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

柑仔得 (Chinese): tomato

Definitions

  1. tomato

Ancestry of “柑仔得”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkamatistomato
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 →