Where does “tapa” come from?
tapa (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian tapa, from Proto-Polynesian *tafa.
tapa (Tongan): tapa; edge; border
Ancestry of “tapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | tapa | edge; boundary; tapa |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *tafa | — |
Words derived from “tapa”