Where does “tahi” come from?

tahi (Tuvaluan) comes from Proto-Polynesian tasi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.

tahi (Tuvaluan): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “tahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantasione; single
2EnglishtaxiA vehicle that may be hired for single journeys...
3Englishtaximeter cab—
4EnglishtaximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
5Frenchtaximètretaximeter
6Frenchtaxamètre—
Every word from French taxamètre →Every word from French taximètre →Every word from English taximeter →