Where does “bambupuupöytä” come from?
bambupuupöytä (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.
bambupuupöytä (Finnish): A table made of bamboo wood
Definitions
- A table made of bamboo wood
Ancestry of “bambupuupöytä”, step by step
bambupuupöytä traces back through 3 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 |