Where does “tabata” come from?

tabata (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic tabat'ak, from Proto-Germanic dabaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰabʰ- — appropriate, good, fitting.

tabata (Veps): to grasp, to grab, to grip

Definitions

  1. to grasp, to grab, to grip

Ancestry of “tabata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictabat'akto happen
2Proto-Germanicdabanąto come to pass, occur, happen; to fit, be...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰabʰ-appropriate, good, fitting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dabaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic tabat'ak →