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 — neem tree.
bambusoihtu (Finnish): tiki torch
Definitions
- tiki torch
Ancestry of “bambusoihtu”, step by step
bambusoihtu 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 soihtu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soihtu | torch; asphodel; plant of the genus "Asphodelus" |