Where does “tapu” come from?
Tapu comes from Tongan tapu, from Proto-Polynesian tapu, from Proto-Oceanic tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu.
tapu (English): Alternative form of taboo
Definitions
- Alternative form of taboo
Ancestry of “tapu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Maori | tapu | holy, sacred, consecrated; restricted,... |
| 2 | English | tub | A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or... |
| 3 | Middle English | tubbe | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | tubbe | — |