Where does “bamboowren” come from?

bamboowren (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.

bamboowren (English): Any in the genus Psilorhamphus, of which the spotted bamboowren (Psilorhamphus guttatus) is the only species

Definitions

  1. Any in the genus Psilorhamphus, of which the spotted bamboowren (Psilorhamphus guttatus) is the only species

Ancestry of “bamboowren”, step by step

bamboowren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bamboo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbambooA fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,...
2Dutchbamboebamboo
3Portuguesebambubamboo
4Malaybambubamboo
5Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
6Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
7Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree

via English Wren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWrenA female member of the Royal Navy
2Middle Englishwrennewren
3Old Englishwrennawren
4Proto-West Germanic*wrandijō—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Kannada ಬಂಬು →Every word from Tamil வேம்பு →