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

  1. Alternative form of taboo

Ancestry of “tapu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritapuholy, sacred, consecrated; restricted,...
2EnglishtubA flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or...
3Middle Englishtubbetub
4Middle Dutchtubbe—
Every word from Middle Dutch tubbe →Every word from Middle English tubbe →Every word from English tub →