Where does “بامبو” come from?

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

بامبو (Ottoman Turkish): bamboo

Definitions

bamboo

Ancestry of “بامبو”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	bambou	bamboo
2	Portuguese	bambu	bamboo
3	Malay	bambu	bamboo
4	Tamil	வேம்பு	bitterness (of taste)
5	Kannada	ಬಂಬು	bamboo
6	Proto-Dravidian	*wēmpu	neem tree

Words derived from “بامبو”

bambu

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