Where does “shamboo” come from?

shamboo (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.

shamboo (English): Artificial bamboo

Definitions

  1. Artificial bamboo

Ancestry of “shamboo”, step by step

shamboo 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 sham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshamIntended to deceive; false; counterfeit; unreal;...
2FrenchchamCham; khan
3Ottoman Turkishخانinn, caravanserai; khan
4Classical Persianخان—
5Old Turkic𐰴𐰣—
6Old Turkic𐰴𐰍𐰣khagan; king; ruler
7EnglishkaganAlternative spelling of khagan
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