Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tapu

This Proto-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *tabu. Cognates include Fijian tabu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta.pu/

Adjective

*tapu[1]

taboo

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: kapu
      - → English: kapu
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: tapu
    - Tahitian: tapu
  - Rapa Nui: tapu
- Samoic-Outlier
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: tapu
    - Tokelauan: tapu
Tongic
- Tongan: tabu
  - → English: taboo (whence in many languages)

References

Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TAPU”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎

[1] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TAPU”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎