Where does “bambu” come from?

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

bambu (Indonesian): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “bambu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybambubamboo
2Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
3Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
4Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree
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