Where does “bambusaia” come from?
bambusaia (Italian) comes from Italian bambù, from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu.
bambusaia (Italian): bamboo plantation
Ancestry of “bambusaia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | bambù | bamboo; opium pipe |
| 2 | English | bamboo | A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,... |
| 3 | Dutch | bamboe | bamboo |
| 4 | Portuguese | bambu | bamboo |
| 5 | Malay | bambu | bamboo |
| 6 | Tamil | வேம்பு | — |
| 7 | Kannada | ಬಂಬು | bamboo |
| 8 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēmpu | — |