Where does “kamatis” come from?

kamatis (Limos Kalinga) comes from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

kamatis (Limos Kalinga): tomato

Definitions

  1. tomato

Ancestry of “kamatis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
2Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
3Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →Every word from Spanish tomate →