Where does “pangwilig” come from?

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

pangwilig (Tagalog): sprinkler

Definitions

  1. sprinkler

Ancestry of “pangwilig”, 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 →