Where does “harmaabambumaki” come from?
harmaabambumaki (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.
Ancestry of “harmaabambumaki”, step by step
harmaabambumaki 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 |
via Finnish harmaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harmaa | grey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | harmaga | grey, gray |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | śirˀmas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥-m-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |