Where does “tapa” come from?
tapa (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian tapa, from Proto-Polynesian *tafa.
tapa (Maori): rim, edge, boundary; split; labia
Definitions
- rim, edge, boundary; split; labia
Ancestry of “tapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | tapa | edge; boundary; tapa |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *tafa | — |