Where does “tomatl” come from?

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

tomatl (Western Huasteca Nahuatl): tomato

Definitions

  1. tomato

Ancestry of “tomatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
2Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →
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