Where does “tabun” come from?

tabun (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.

tabun (Finnish): Genitive singular form of tabu

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of tabu

Ancestry of “tabun”, step by step

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—
Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu →Every word from Proto-Oceanic tabu →