Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/toma-

This Proto-Nahuan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Nahuan

    Noun

    *toma-tl

    1. tomatillo

    Descendants

    • Classical Nahuatl: tomatl
      • Central Huasteca Nahuatl: tomatl
      • → Spanish: tomate (see there for further descendants)
    • Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: tomatl
    • Mecayapan Nahuatl: tomaꞌ
    • Morelos Nahuatl: tomatl
    • Pipil: tumat

    References

    • Campbell, Lyle; Langacker, Ronald W. (October 1978), “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, page 268 of 262–279: “(175) tomato *toma-”
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