Where does “bambuvapa” come from?

bambuvapa (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.

bambuvapa (Finnish): bamboo rod fishing rod made of bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo rod fishing rod made of bamboo

Ancestry of “bambuvapa”, step by step

bambuvapa 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 vapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvapapole; fishing rod
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*vapa—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Kannada ಬಂಬು →Every word from Tamil வேம்பு →