Where does “tabuit” come from?

tabuit (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian 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.

Ancestry of “tabuit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantabutaboo
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 →
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