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Where does “tabu” come from?

tabu (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu.

Ancestry of “tabu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantambu—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantambu—

Words derived from “tabu”

  • taboo
  • tabu
  • tapu
  • nontaboo
  • tabooless
  • tabooer
  • tabu search
  • kapu
  • tabú
  • タブー
  • tabu
  • tabu
  • tabu
  • tabu
  • tabú
  • tabu
  • kapu
  • tapu
  • Rātapu
  • tapu
  • tapu
  • tabu
  • tapu
  • tapu
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