Where does “bambuo” come from?

bambuo (Esperanto) 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.

bambuo (Esperanto): bamboo

Definitions

bamboo

Ancestry of “bambuo”, step by step

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

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Kannada ಬಂಬು →Every word from Tamil வேம்பு →