Where does “bambusa” come from?

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

bambusa (New Latin): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “bambusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybambubamboo
2Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
3Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
4Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Kannada ಬಂಬು →Every word from Tamil வேம்பு →