Where does “tapa” come from?

Tapa comes from Tongan tapa, from Proto-Polynesian tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂b-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-.

tapa (English): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from...

Definitions

  1. A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from...

Ancestry of “tapa”, step by step

tapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtapalid, cap; the bottom of a shoe's heel; cover
2Gothictappa—
3Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Tongan tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tongantapatapa; edge; border
2Proto-Polynesiantapaedge; boundary; tapa
3Proto-Polynesian*tafa—

Words derived from “tapa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →