Where does “Bambuswald” come from?

Bambuswald (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.

Bambuswald (German): a forest with bamboos; bamboo forest

Definitions

  1. a forest with bamboos; bamboo forest

Ancestry of “Bambuswald”, step by step

Bambuswald 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 wald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaldforest; woods; woodland
2Middle High Germanwalt—
3Old High Germanwaldforest
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Kannada ಬಂಬು →Every word from Tamil வேம்பு →
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