Where does “Bambus” come from?
Bambus (German) comes from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.
Bambus (German): bamboo
Definitions
- bamboo
Ancestry of “Bambus”, step by step
Bambus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bamboo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bamboo | A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,... |
| 2 | Dutch | bamboe | bamboo |
| 3 | Portuguese | bambu | bamboo |
| 4 | Malay | bambu | bamboo |
| 5 | Tamil | வேம்பு | bitterness (of taste) |
| 6 | Kannada | ಬಂಬು | bamboo |
| 7 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēmpu | neem tree |
via Dutch bamboes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bamboes | Archaic form of bamboe |