Where does “mapang-api” come from?

mapang-api (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mapang-, from Tagalog pang-, from Tagalog kamatis, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

mapang-api (Tagalog): oppressive

Definitions

  1. oppressive

Ancestry of “mapang-api”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmapang-used to form adjectives: characteristic of; causing; tending to
2Tagalogpang-Used to form nouns indicating instruments or...
3Tagalogkamatistomato
4Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
5Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
6Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →Every word from Spanish tomate →