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Where does “tatau” come from?

tatau (Samoan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *tatau₃.

tatau (Samoan): tattoo

Definitions

  1. tattoo

Ancestry of “tatau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*tatau₃—

Words derived from “tatau”

  • tattoo
  • tattooing
  • tattooist
  • tatu
  • tattooer
  • tattooee
  • tattooage
  • tattooless
  • tattoolike
  • Tattoogate
  • tattaow
  • tattow
  • antitattoo
  • retattoo
  • tattooable
  • tatuaggio
  • tatouage
  • tatouer
  • tätowiert
  • tätowieren
  • Tätowierung
  • Tattoo
  • tatuar
  • tatuo
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