Where does “tasi” come from?

tasi (Proto-Polynesian) comes from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.

tasi (Proto-Polynesian): one; single

Definitions

  1. one; single

Ancestry of “tasi”, step by step

tasi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English taxi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaxiA vehicle that may be hired for single journeys...
2Englishtaximeter cab
3EnglishtaximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
4Frenchtaximètretaximeter
5Frenchtaxamètre

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian isa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianisaAlternative form of *əsa
2Proto-AustronesianisaAlternative form of *əsa
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa
4Proto-Oceanic*isa

via Proto-Oceanic tasik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanictasiksea; saltwater
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantasik
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantasik
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantasiksea; saltwater

Words derived from “tasi

Every word from French taxamètreEvery word from French taximètreEvery word from English taximeter