Where does “kamote” come from?

kamote (English) comes from Tagalog kamote, from Mexican Spanish camote, from Classical Nahuatl camohtli — the edible tuber of the sweet potato plant,...

kamote (English): sweet potato

Definitions

  1. sweet potato

Ancestry of “kamote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogkamoteThe plant "Ipomoea batatas"; The tuber of this...
2Mexican Spanishcamote—
3Classical Nahuatlcamohtlithe edible tuber of the sweet potato plant,...
Every word from Classical Nahuatl camohtli →