Where does “tomaattimurska” come from?
tomaattimurska (Finnish) comes from Finnish tomaatti, from Swedish tomat, from Danish tomat, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.
tomaattimurska (Finnish): crushed tomatoes
Definitions
- crushed tomatoes
Ancestry of “tomaattimurska”, step by step
tomaattimurska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tomaatti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tomaatti | tomato |
| 2 | Swedish | tomat | tomato |
| 3 | Danish | tomat | A tomato |
| 4 | Spanish | tomate | tomato; tomatillo; hole |
| 5 | Classical Nahuatl | tomātl | tomato |
| 6 | Proto-Nahuan | *toma- | tomatillo |
via Finnish murska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | murska | crushed material |