jabwi

Marshallese

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Definitions
  • (archaic) taboo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Oceanic *tabu inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu.

Origin

Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

*tambu

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • tambu Tok Pisin
  • *tapu Proto-Polynesian
  • *tabu Proto-Oceanic
  • tabu Fijian
  • *tambu Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  • *tambu Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian