Where does “tōm̧ato” come from?

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

tōm̧ato (Marshallese): a tomato

Definitions

  1. a tomato

Ancestry of “tōm̧ato”, 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 →
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