This ancient language "tafusagi" is also conceived to have originated in various archaisms such as "mata-fusagi" (meaning "crotch covering"), "tafusage" (meaning "draping cloth"), "tabu-saki" (meaning "torn cloth made of a bark") and so on.
これの由来についても「股塞ぎ（またふさぎ）」「布下げ（たふさげ）」「タブ（樹皮布）裂き」など諸説ある。