Linguistic Archaeology: Thats Taboo!

Taboo in various languages

1. Taboo
2. Taboe
3. Tabu
4. Muharam
5. Tabua
6. Ṭyābu
7. Tabú
8. Bawal
9. Zoyipa
10. Jìhuì
11. Tabù
12. Tabuo (esperanto)
13. Taboue (frenchF)
14. Tabou (frenchM)
15. T’abudadebuli
16. Tampoú
17. Niṣēdha
18. Kapu
19. *AB* (hebrew)
20. Nishedh
21. Tab
22. Tabū
23. Tıyım
24. Geumgi
25. Tabû
26. uiolare et frangere morsu (latin)
27. Fady
28. pantang larang
29. Vilakk
30. Tapu
31. Niṣid'dha
32. khoriotoi
33. Maingalarpar
34. Varjita
35. MMN* (pashto)
36. *B* (persian)
37. Samajhē
38. Tapuaʻi
39. CB* (Sindhi)
40. Tæbū
41. Taabuu
42. Pamali
43. Mwiko
44. Vilakkappaṭṭa
45. MM* (urdu)
46. Điều cấm kỵ
47. Umdaniso
48. TABF (yiddish)
49. I-Taboo


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
38  79%     9  18%      20  41%    11  22%      22  45%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
21  43%     2   4%        6  12%      3     6%        4       8%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
7   14%      3    6%       6  12%       8  16%        13  27%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
8   16%      9  18%       0     0%      6   12%        6     12%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
25  52%     3   6%        2     4%      0     0%         5   10%

Z       %
1     2%


Popularity of use
79% A:
52% T, A:
45% U, T, A:
43% B, U, T, A: Tabu, Tabua, Tabú, Tabù, *AB* (hebrew), Tab, Tabū, Tabû, *B* (persian), Taabuu,
41% I, B, U, T, A:
27% M, I, B, U, T, A: MM* (urdu),
22% O, M, I, B, U, T, A: Tabuo (esperanto), Tabou (frenchM), I-Taboo, Taboo,
18% P, E, O, M, I, B, U, T, A: Tapuaʻi, Tæbū, Tampoú, Tapu, Taboe, Taboue (frenchF),
16% N, L, P, E, O, M, I, B, U, T, A: MMN* (pashto), Pamali,
14% H, N, L, P, E, O, M, I, B, U, T, A:
12% S, R, K, D, H, N, L, P, E, O, M, I, B, U, T, A: Niṣid'dha, khoriotoi, Umdaniso, Nishedh, Niṣēdha, Kapu, T’abudadebuli, Muharam,
10% Y, S, R, K, D, H, N, L, P, E, O, M, I, B, U, T, A: Ṭyābu, Tıyım,
8% G, Y, S, R, K, D, H, N, L, P, E, O, M, I, B, U, T, A: pantang larang, Maingalarpar, Geumgi,
6% V, J, F, G, Y, S, R, K, D, H, N, L, P, E, O, M, I, B, U, T, A: Vilakkappaṭṭa, TABF (yiddish), Varjita, Samajhē, Vilakk, uiolare et frangere morsu (latin), Fady, Jìhuì,
4% W, C, V, J, F, G, Y, S, R, K, D, H, N, L, P, E, O, M, I, B, U, T, A: Điều cấm kỵ, Mwiko, CB* (Sindhi), Bawal,
2% Z, W, C, V, J, F, G, Y, S, R, K, D, H, N, L, P, E, O, M, I, B, U, T, A: Zoyipa,
0% Q, X

Conclusion: the earliest Taboos occur at 43% peaking with Tabu (Pretty much Eurasia), Tabua (Basque), Tabú (Icelandic), Tabù (Italian), *AB* (hebrew), Tab (Hmong), Tabū (Japanese), Tabû (Kurdish), *B* (persian), Taabuu (Somali), followed by a cultural band gap at 41%.
More Taboo between 27%-16% followed by a second cultural band gap at 14%. Peaks occuring at 12% and 6% before declining in popularity.
The development chain associates the origins with Tahitians and Tongans, and the chain itself is Atu (Samoans describe him as first man on Tonga and Tahiti), followed by Bimo (a Shaman-priest of the Yi people of China). Is it possible a Shaman-priest of the Yi people named Atu went to convert the Polynesians? It only takes one to spoil it for everyone.