Proto-Japanese: *tapai
Meaning: a k. of cloth (made of bast), cloth in general
Russian meaning: вид ткани (из лыка), ткань вообще
Old Japanese: tape
Middle Japanese: tafe
Tokyo: shiro-tae
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