Where does “tabum” come from?
tabum (Latin) 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.
tabum (Latin): gore or similar putrid, viscous fluid
Definitions
- gore or similar putrid, viscous fluid
Ancestry of “tabum”, step by step
tabum traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tabu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tabu | taboo |
| 2 | English | taboo | An inhibition or ban that results from social... |
| 3 | Tongan | tapu | prohibited, sacred |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | tapu | taboo |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | tabu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | tambu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | tambu | — |
via Proto-Indo-European teh₂-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂- | to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of... |
via Proto-Semitic ṭāb-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | ṭāb- | good, pleasant to the senses |