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Where does “bambusa” come from?

bambusa (Latin) comes from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu.

bambusa (Latin): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “bambusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybambubamboo
2Tamilவேம்பு—
3Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
4Proto-Dravidian*wēmpu—
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