Where does “bamboe” come from?
bamboe (Dutch) comes from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.
bamboe (Dutch): bamboo
Ancestry of “bamboe”, step by step
bamboe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese bambu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bambu | bamboo |
| 2 | Malay | bambu | bamboo |
| 3 | Tamil | வேம்பு | bitterness (of taste) |
| 4 | Kannada | ಬಂಬು | bamboo |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēmpu | neem tree |
via Dutch riet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | riet | reed |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | riet | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | riet | reed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hreud | reed |
Words derived from “bamboe”