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Where does “bambus” come from?

bambus (Polish) comes from German Bambus, from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu.

bambus (Polish): bamboo; wood of the bamboo plant; coon, nigger

Definitions

  1. bamboo; wood of the bamboo plant; coon, nigger

Ancestry of “bambus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBambusbamboo
2EnglishbambooA fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,...
3Dutchbamboebamboo
4Portuguesebambubamboo
5Malaybambubamboo
6Tamilவேம்பு—
7Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
8Proto-Dravidian*wēmpu—
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