Where does “bamboo” come from?

Bamboo derives from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು.

bamboo (English): A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,...

Definitions

  1. A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,...

Ancestry of “bamboo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bamboo

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu