Where does “ahuatomatl” come from?

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

ahuatomatl (Classical Nahuatl): acorn

Definitions

  1. acorn

Ancestry of “ahuatomatl”, step by step

ahuatomatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tomātl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
2Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo

via Classical Nahuatl āhuatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāhuatloak
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →