Where does “bambù” come from?

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

bambù (Italian): bamboo; opium pipe

Definitions

  1. bamboo; opium pipe

Ancestry of “bambù”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bambù”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Kannada ಬಂಬು →Every word from Tamil வேம்பு →