Where does “bambusskudd” come from?

bambusskudd (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.

bambusskudd (Norwegian Bokmål): a bamboo shoot

Definitions

  1. a bamboo shoot

Ancestry of “bambusskudd”, step by step

bambusskudd 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 skudd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskudda shot; skudd på mål - a shot at goal; round
2Old Norseskot
3Proto-Germanicskutąshot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpuEvery word from Kannada ಬಂಬುEvery word from Tamil வேம்பு