The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*tapa₂ incise, make an incision in flesh

POC tapa₂ incise, make an incision in flesh

OC
Sa'a aha to cut, to score, to notch, to mark by incising, to cross the ‘t’ in writing
aha-siŋe making incisions in
Anuta tapa to cut the stomach of a fish in order to remove the gut; to circumcise
Samoan tafa (of boil, abscess, etc.) cut open, incise
Maori tapa to cut, split