Etymology

kamote

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Tagalog kamote ← Mexican Spanish camote ← Classical Nahuatl camohtli
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The story

  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromcamohtli
  2. Mexican Spanish · derived fromcamote“sweet potato”
  3. Tagalog · borrowed fromkamote
  4. English todaykamote

Borrowed from Tagalog kamote, from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli.

Words from the same roots

Classical Nahuatlcamohtli all →

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