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.
bambù (Italian): bamboo; opium pipe
Ancestry of “bambù”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | bamboo | A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,... |
| 2 | Dutch | bamboe | bamboo |
| 3 | Portuguese | bambu | bamboo |
| 4 | Malay | bambu | bamboo |
| 5 | Tamil | வேம்பு | — |
| 6 | Kannada | ಬಂಬು | bamboo |
| 7 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēmpu | — |
Words derived from “bambù”