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The word "'''tomato'''" (''Solanum lycopersicum'', first attested in English in 1604 ([[Haugen, Jason D. 2009. Borrowed borrowings: Nahuatl loan words in English. Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology, (3).|Haugen 2009]]) comes from Nahuatl /''toma-tl''/ <''tomatl''>. | The word "'''tomato'''" (''Solanum lycopersicum'', first attested in English in 1604 ([[Haugen, Jason D. 2009. Borrowed borrowings: Nahuatl loan words in English. Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology, (3).|Haugen 2009]]) comes from Nahuatl /''toma-tl''/ <''tomatl''> which refers to the "''tomatillo''" ''Physalis philadelphica'' (In Nahuatl, ''Solanum lycopersicum'' is called /''ʃi-tomatl''/ <''[[xitomatl]]''>). | ||
It has been proposed (by whom?) that Nahuatl tomatl is related to the Nahua verb ''toma:wa'' "to become fat", but if this were the case the verb would be derived from the noun root. Rather it seems that this root is a loan into Proto-Nahuatl from an Otopamean language, perhaps Proto-Oto-Pamean *''tembai'', or perhaps proto-Matlatzinkan *''tʃhɨmpa''. | It has been proposed (by whom?) that Nahuatl tomatl is related to the Nahua verb ''toma:wa'' "to become fat", but if this were the case the verb would be derived from the noun root. Rather it seems that this root is a loan into Proto-Nahuatl from an Otopamean language, perhaps Proto-Oto-Pamean *''tembai'', or perhaps proto-Matlatzinkan *''tʃhɨmpa''. | ||
All Uto-Aztecan cognates are loans from Nahuatl dating to the colonial period, which can be seen because they include the Nahuan absolutive suffix, among them Hopi ''tomaati'', ''tomaare'' Guarijío ''toma̱re'' <''tomáre''>. | |||
==Oto-pamean sources== | ==Oto-pamean sources== | ||
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::*''(te-)mbai-tʃi'' | ::*''(te-)mbai-tʃi'' | ||
:'''Proto-Otomían''': *''tɛmpoʃɨ'' | |||
::Acazulco Otomí: ''tɛ́mpɁoʃi'' | ::Acazulco Otomí: ''tɛ́mpɁoʃi'' | ||
::Toluca Otomí: ''dɛmuʃí'' | ::Toluca Otomí: ''dɛmuʃí'' | ||
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::Mazahua: ''mbaremoʃʉ'' < *''mba-temoʃʉ'' | ::Mazahua: ''mbaremoʃʉ'' < *''mba-temoʃʉ'' | ||
:'''Proto-Matlatzinkan'': ''mpa tʃhɨ'' / ''tʃhɨ mpa'' | :'''Proto-Matlatzinkan''': ''mpa tʃhɨ'' / ''tʃhɨ mpa'' | ||
::Matlatzinka Oxtotilpan: ''tʃhuwampa'' < *''tʃhuwa-mpa'' | ::Matlatzinka Oxtotilpan: ''tʃhuwampa'' < *''tʃhuwa-mpa'' | ||
::Tlawika: ''ñipa'' ’tomato’, ''mpátshi'' ’tomatillo’ | ::Tlawika: ''ñipa'' ’tomato’, ''mpátshi'' ’tomatillo’ | ||
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::Northern Pame: ''mbai/pái'' (Bartholomew), ''dapay'' (SIL) | ::Northern Pame: ''mbai/pái'' (Bartholomew), ''dapay'' (SIL) | ||
::Chichimeco Jonaz: ''émbæɁæ'' | ::Chichimeco Jonaz: ''émbæɁæ'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:47, 29 January 2026
The word "tomato" (Solanum lycopersicum, first attested in English in 1604 (Haugen 2009) comes from Nahuatl /toma-tl/ <tomatl> which refers to the "tomatillo" Physalis philadelphica (In Nahuatl, Solanum lycopersicum is called /ʃi-tomatl/ <xitomatl>).
It has been proposed (by whom?) that Nahuatl tomatl is related to the Nahua verb toma:wa "to become fat", but if this were the case the verb would be derived from the noun root. Rather it seems that this root is a loan into Proto-Nahuatl from an Otopamean language, perhaps Proto-Oto-Pamean *tembai, or perhaps proto-Matlatzinkan *tʃhɨmpa.
All Uto-Aztecan cognates are loans from Nahuatl dating to the colonial period, which can be seen because they include the Nahuan absolutive suffix, among them Hopi tomaati, tomaare Guarijío toma̱re <tomáre>.
Oto-pamean sources
- Proto-Oto-pamean:
- te-mbai
- (te-)mbai-tʃi
- Proto-Otomían: *tɛmpoʃɨ
- Acazulco Otomí: tɛ́mpɁoʃi
- Toluca Otomí: dɛmuʃí
- Ixtenco Otomí: damʌʃí
- Queretaro Otomí: dɛɁmtʃi
- Mezquital Otomí: dɔ̃dímǎʃi
- Mazahua: mbaremoʃʉ < *mba-temoʃʉ
- Proto-Matlatzinkan: mpa tʃhɨ / tʃhɨ mpa
- Matlatzinka Oxtotilpan: tʃhuwampa < *tʃhuwa-mpa
- Tlawika: ñipa ’tomato’, mpátshi ’tomatillo’
- Proto-Pamean: *tambai /*tapai
- Northern Pame: mbai/pái (Bartholomew), dapay (SIL)
- Chichimeco Jonaz: émbæɁæ
How to cite:
Pharao Hansen, Magnus. 2026. Tomato. In SUALEX: A Southern Uto-Aztecan Etymological Dictionary. https://sualex.cenzontle.org/index.php?title=Tomato (accessed 20 April 2026).