Where does “bambu” come from?

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

bambu (Moore): bamboo plant

Definitions

  1. bamboo plant

Ancestry of “bambu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbamboubamboo
2Portuguesebambubamboo
3Malaybambubamboo
4Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
5Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
6Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree
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