Where does “tomaat” come from?

tomaat (West Frisian) comes from Dutch tomaat, from English tomato, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

tomaat (West Frisian): tomato

Definitions

  1. tomato

Ancestry of “tomaat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtomaattomato, fruit of "Solanum lycopersicum"; tomato...
2EnglishtomatoA widely cultivated plant, "Solanum...
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 →