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Where does “bambu” come from?

bambu (Portuguese) comes from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu.

bambu (Portuguese): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “bambu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybambubamboo
2Tamilவேம்பு—
3Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
4Proto-Dravidian*wēmpu—

Words derived from “bambu”

  • bamboo
  • bamboolike
  • bambooey
  • bambú
  • bambusaia
  • bambù
  • бамбук
  • bambouseraie
  • bambou
  • Bambus
  • Bambusameisenwürger
  • Bambuswald
  • Bambuspflanze
  • bambus
  • bambulepakko
  • bambu
  • bambusoihtu
  • bamboe
  • bamboeriet
  • bamboes
  • bamboesriet
  • bambu
  • bambus
  • bambus
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