Where does “ruokatabu” come from?

ruokatabu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tabu, from English taboo, from Tongan tapu, from Proto-Polynesian tapu, from Proto-Oceanic tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu.

ruokatabu (Finnish): food taboo

Definitions

  1. food taboo

Ancestry of “ruokatabu”, step by step

ruokatabu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tabu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtabutaboo
2EnglishtabooAn inhibition or ban that results from social...
3Tongantapuprohibited, sacred
4Proto-Polynesiantaputaboo
5Proto-Oceanictabu—
6Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantambu—
7Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantambu—

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu →Every word from Proto-Oceanic tabu →