Where does “bamboes” come from?

bamboes (Dutch) comes from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.

bamboes (Dutch): Archaic form of bamboe

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of bamboe

Ancestry of “bamboes”, step by step

bamboes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese bambu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebambubamboo
2Malaybambubamboo
3Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
4Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
5Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree

via Dutch riet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrietreed
2Middle Dutchriet—
3Old Dutchrietreed
4Proto-West Germanichreudreed

Words derived from “bamboes”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Kannada ಬಂಬು →Every word from Tamil வேம்பு →