Words that come from Proto-Oceanic tabu

25 words across 17 languages descend from Proto-Oceanic tabu — including taboo, tabu, tapu, nontaboo, tabooless, tapu, tabu, tapu.

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English (8)

Maori (2)

Proto-Polynesian (1)

Danish (1)

Tongan (1)

Lithuanian (1)

Slovak (1)

Samoan (1)

Tahitian (1)

Hawaiian (1)

Japanese (1)

Icelandic (1)

Fijian (1)

Rapa Nui (1)

Spanish (1)

Serbo-Croatian (1)

Polish (1)

Words from Proto-Oceanic tabu — 25 descendants | Etymology Explorer