Where does “pangyari” come from?
pangyari (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pang-, from Tagalog kamatis, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-.
Ancestry of “pangyari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | pang- | Used to form nouns indicating instruments or... |
| 2 | Tagalog | kamatis | tomato |
| 3 | Spanish | tomate | tomato; tomatillo; hole |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | tomātl | tomato |
| 5 | Proto-Nahuan | *toma- | — |