Where does “tabooer” come from?
tabooer (English) comes from English taboo, from Tongan tapu, from Proto-Polynesian tapu, from Proto-Oceanic tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu.
tabooer (English): One who imposes a taboo
Definitions
- One who imposes a taboo
Ancestry of “tabooer”, step by step
tabooer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taboo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taboo | An inhibition or ban that results from social... |
| 2 | Tongan | tapu | prohibited, sacred |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | tapu | taboo |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | tabu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | tambu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | tambu | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |