Where does “tapu” come from?

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

tapu (Maori): holy, sacred, consecrated; restricted,...

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred, consecrated; restricted,...

Ancestry of “tapu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtubA flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or...
2Middle Englishtubbetub
3Middle Dutchtubbe—

Words derived from “tapu”

Every word from Middle Dutch tubbe →Every word from Middle English tubbe →Every word from English tub →