Where does “במבוק” come from?

במבוק (Hebrew) comes from Russian бамбу́к, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.

במבוק (Hebrew): Bamboo, bamboo plant: any of a tribe of woody...

Definitions

  1. Bamboo, bamboo plant: any of a tribe of woody...

Ancestry of “במבוק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбамбу́кbamboo
2Dutchbamboebamboo
3Portuguesebambubamboo
4Malaybambubamboo
5Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
6Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
7Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu