Where does “tomāt” come from?

tomāt (Livonian) comes from Latvian tomāts, from Russian тома́т, from French tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

tomāt (Livonian): tomato

Definitions

  1. tomato

Ancestry of “tomāt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantomātstomato plant (
2Russianтома́тtomato
3Frenchtomatetomato; first/third-person singular present...
4Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
5Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
6Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma-Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātlEvery word from Spanish tomate
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