Where does “bambusauva” come from?

bambusauva (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.

bambusauva (Finnish): bamboo pole

Definitions

  1. bamboo pole

Ancestry of “bambusauva”, step by step

bambusauva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish bambu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbambubamboo
2EnglishbambooA fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,...
3Dutchbamboebamboo
4Portuguesebambubamboo
5Malaybambubamboo
6Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
7Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
8Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree

via Finnish sauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsauvawand, staff, stick, rod; ski pole; rod cell
2Proto-Finnicsauvastaff, stick
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśawŋa—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Kannada ಬಂಬು →Every word from Tamil வேம்பு →