Where does “tabooness” come from?
tabooness (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.
tabooness (English): The state or quality of being taboo
Definitions
- The state or quality of being taboo
Ancestry of “tabooness”, step by step
tabooness 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |