Where does “tomat” come from?

tomat (Faroese) comes from Danish tomat, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

tomat (Faroese): tomato

Definitions

  1. tomato

Ancestry of “tomat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishtomatA tomato
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 →