Where does “siapo” come from?

siapo (Samoan) comes from Proto-Polynesian tapa, from Proto-Polynesian *tafa.

siapo (Samoan): tapa

Definitions

  1. tapa

Ancestry of “siapo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantapaedge; boundary; tapa
2Proto-Polynesian*tafa
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tafaEvery word from Proto-Polynesian tapa