Where does “bambooware” come from?
bambooware (English) comes from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.
bambooware (English): Articles made from bamboo
Definitions
- Articles made from bamboo
Ancestry of “bambooware”, step by step
bambooware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bamboo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bamboo | A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,... |
| 2 | Dutch | bamboe | bamboo |
| 3 | Portuguese | bambu | bamboo |
| 4 | Malay | bambu | bamboo |
| 5 | Tamil | வேம்பு | bitterness (of taste) |
| 6 | Kannada | ಬಂಬು | bamboo |
| 7 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēmpu | neem tree |
via English Ware
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ware | A placename |
| 2 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |