Where does “Rātapu” come from?

Rātapu (Maori) comes from Maori tapu, from English tub, from Middle English tubbe, from Middle Dutch tubbe.

Rātapu (Maori): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “Rātapu”, step by step

Rātapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori tapu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritapuholy, sacred, consecrated; restricted,...
2EnglishtubA flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or...
3Middle Englishtubbetub
4Middle Dutchtubbe—

via Maori Rā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaoriRā—
2Proto-Polynesianlaqa—
Every word from Middle Dutch tubbe →Every word from Middle English tubbe →Every word from English tub →