Where does “tapa” come from?

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

tapa (Tongan): tapa; edge; border

Definitions

  1. tapa; edge; border

Ancestry of “tapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantapaedge; boundary; tapa
2Proto-Polynesian*tafa—

Words derived from “tapa”

Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tafa →Every word from Proto-Polynesian tapa →