Where does “టమోటా” come from?

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

టమోటా (Telugu): tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Definitions

  1. tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Ancestry of “టమోటా”, 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 →