Where does “bambusrør” come from?

bambusrør (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bambus, from Dutch bamboes, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.

bambusrør (Norwegian Bokmål): a bamboo cane

Definitions

  1. a bamboo cane

Ancestry of “bambusrør”, step by step

bambusrør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bambus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbambusbamboo
2DutchbamboesArchaic form of bamboe
3Portuguesebambubamboo
4Malaybambubamboo
5Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
6Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
7Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree

via Norwegian Bokmål rør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrørpipe, tube; cane; mess
2Middle Low Germanrōder—
3Old Saxonrōthar—
4Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Kannada ಬಂಬು →Every word from Tamil வேம்பு →