Where does “tahi” come from?
tahi (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian tasi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.
tahi (Rapa Nui): one; other one
Ancestry of “tahi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | tasi | one; single |
| 2 | English | taxi | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys... |
| 3 | English | taximeter cab | — |
| 4 | English | taximeter | A device installed in a taxicab that calculates... |
| 5 | French | taximètre | taximeter |
| 6 | French | taxamètre | — |