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Where does “bambusoihtu” come from?

bambusoihtu (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.

bambusoihtu (Finnish): tiki torch

Definitions

  1. tiki torch

Ancestry of “bambusoihtu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbambubamboo
2EnglishbambooA fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,...
3Dutchbamboebamboo
4Portuguesebambubamboo
5Malaybambubamboo
6Tamilவேம்பு—
7Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
8Proto-Dravidian*wēmpu—
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