Where does “બામ્બુ” come from?

બામ્બુ (Gujarati) comes from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.

બામ્બુ (Gujarati): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “બામ્બુ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebambubamboo
2Malaybambubamboo
3Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
4Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
5Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Kannada ಬಂಬು →Every word from Tamil வேம்பு →