Where does “tomati” come from?

tomati (Lingala) comes from Bangi tomati, from Portuguese tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

tomati (Lingala): tomato

Definitions

  1. tomato

Ancestry of “tomati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangitomatitomato
2Portuguesetomatetomato; a blushed face
3Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
4Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
5Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →Every word from Spanish tomate →
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