Where does “Bambuspflanze” come from?

Bambuspflanze (German) comes from German Bambus, from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.

Bambuspflanze (German): bamboo plant

Definitions

  1. bamboo plant

Ancestry of “Bambuspflanze”, step by step

Bambuspflanze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bambus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBambusbamboo
2EnglishbambooA fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,...
3Dutchbamboebamboo
4Portuguesebambubamboo
5Malaybambubamboo
6Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
7Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
8Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree

via German Pflanze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflanzeplant
2Old High Germanpflanzaplant
3Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
4Proto-Italicplāntā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpuEvery word from Kannada ಬಂಬುEvery word from Tamil வேம்பு
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