Where does “bambuesirippu” come from?

bambuesirippu (Finnish) comes from Finnish bambu, from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.

bambuesirippu (Finnish): Bamboo Curtain

Definitions

Bamboo Curtain

Ancestry of “bambuesirippu”, step by step

bambuesirippu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish bambu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	bambu	bamboo
2	English	bamboo	A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,...
3	Dutch	bamboe	bamboo
4	Portuguese	bambu	bamboo
5	Malay	bambu	bamboo
6	Tamil	வேம்பு	bitterness (of taste)
7	Kannada	ಬಂಬು	bamboo
8	Proto-Dravidian	*wēmpu	neem tree

via Finnish esirippu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	esirippu	curtain
2	Finnish	esi-	pre-, fore-
3	Proto-Finnic	eci	before; in front
4	Albanian	*etës	—
5	Proto-Albanian	*aitatja	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁éyti	to go, to be going
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ey-	to go

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