> On that note, in Arabic, Farsi, and Hindustani the word for Tomato is essentially shared (tumatar/tamatimu) with the English word "tomato".
> On that note, in Arabic, Farsi, and Hindustani the word for Tomato is essentially shared (tumatar/tamatimu) with the English word "tomato".
Huh. Like Pomodoro. That makes sense.
Very likely from Pomodoro. In Arabic P is pronounced B or F.
In Russian we use tomat and pomidor interchangeably.
Meanwhile English speakers joke about disagreements over the pronunciation of tomato
My favourite take on this. https://youtu.be/kcHKm0cm-jI?is=fqjBSNiJ2jYEXuq1