Where does “bamboesriet” come from?

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

bamboesriet (Dutch): Archaic form of bamboeriet

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of bamboeriet

Ancestry of “bamboesriet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbamboesArchaic form of bamboe
2Portuguesebambubamboo
3Malaybambubamboo
4Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
5Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
6Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree
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