Where does “Siga Tabu” come from?

Siga Tabu (Fijian) comes from Fijian siga, from Proto-Oceanic sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ — sun.

Siga Tabu (Fijian): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “Siga Tabu”, step by step

Siga Tabu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Fijian siga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Fijiansigaday; sun
2Proto-Oceanicsinaʀ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansinaʀray; beam
4Proto-AustronesiansiNaʀsun

via Fijian tabu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Fijiantabuforbidden
2Proto-Oceanictabu—
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantambu—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantambu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic sinaʀ →