Where does “sanatabu” come from?

sanatabu (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.

sanatabu (Finnish): word taboo

Definitions

  1. word taboo

Ancestry of “sanatabu”, step by step

sanatabu 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 sana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsanaword; Word, Scripture; lesson
2Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
3Finnishluokkishaft bow
4Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu →Every word from Proto-Oceanic tabu →