Where does “tomāts” come from?
tomāts (Latvian) comes from Russian тома́т, from French tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.
tomāts (Latvian): tomato plant (
Definitions
- tomato plant (
Ancestry of “tomāts”, step by step
tomāts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian тома́т
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тома́т | tomato |
| 2 | French | tomate | tomato; first/third-person singular present... |
| 3 | Spanish | tomate | tomato; tomatillo; hole |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | tomātl | tomato |
| 5 | Proto-Nahuan | *toma- | tomatillo |
via German Tomate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tomate | tomato |