Where does “pang-awanling” come from?

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

pang-awanling (Tagalog): neutralizer

Definitions

  1. neutralizer

Ancestry of “pang-awanling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpang-Used to form nouns indicating instruments or...
2Tagalogkamatistomato
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 →
pang-awanling — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer