Where does “トマト” come from?

トマト (Japanese) comes from English tomato, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

トマト (Japanese): a tomato

Definitions

  1. a tomato

Ancestry of “トマト”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtomatoA widely cultivated plant, "Solanum...
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 →