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
- A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from...
Ancestry of “tapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | tapa | lid, cap; the bottom of a shoe's heel; cover |
| 2 | Gothic | tappa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |