Words that come from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian “tambu”

28 words across 19 languages descend from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu — including taboo, tabu, tapu, nontaboo, tabooless, tapu, tabu, tapu.

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English (8)

Maori (2)

Tok Pisin (2)

Proto-Polynesian (1)

Danish (1)

Tongan (1)

Lithuanian (1)

Slovak (1)

Proto-Oceanic (1)

Samoan (1)

Tahitian (1)

Hawaiian (1)

Japanese (1)

Icelandic (1)

Fijian (1)

Rapa Nui (1)

Spanish (1)

Serbo-Croatian (1)

Polish (1)