Where does “tomachili̱” come from?

tomachili̱ (Tetelcingo Nahuatl) comes from Tetelcingo Nahuatl tomatl, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

tomachili̱ (Tetelcingo Nahuatl): A sauce made from tomatillo and chili pepper

Definitions

  1. A sauce made from tomatillo and chili pepper

Ancestry of “tomachili̱”, step by step

tomachili̱ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tetelcingo Nahuatl tomatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tetelcingo Nahuatltomatltomato
2Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
3Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo

via Tetelcingo Nahuatl chili̱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tetelcingo Nahuatlchili̱—
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →Every word from Tetelcingo Nahuatl tomatl →