Where does “sapote” come from?

sapote (English) comes from Spanish zapote, from Proto-Nahuan ȼapotl — sapote.

sapote (English): The soft, edible fruit of various South American...

Definitions

  1. The soft, edible fruit of various South American...

Ancestry of “sapote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishzapotemamey sapote
2Proto-Nahuanȼapotlsapote
Every word from Proto-Nahuan ȼapotlEvery word from Spanish zapote