Where does “tómatsafi” come from?

tómatsafi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic safi, from Old Norse safi, from Proto-Germanic *safô, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

tómatsafi (Icelandic): tomato juice

Definitions

  1. tomato juice

Ancestry of “tómatsafi”, step by step

tómatsafi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic safi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsafijuice
2Old Norsesafisap (of trees)
3Proto-Germanic*safô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research

via Icelandic tómatur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictómaturtomato
2Nahuatltomatltomatillo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *safô →Every word from Old Norse safi →