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Where does “bambus” come from?

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

bambus (Portuguese): plural of bambu

Definitions

  1. plural of bambu

Ancestry of “bambus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebambubamboo
2Malaybambubamboo
3Tamilவேம்பு—
4Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
5Proto-Dravidian*wēmpu—

Words derived from “bambus”

  • Bambuspflanze
  • Bambusameisenwürger
  • Bambuswald
  • Bambus
  • bamboes
  • bamboesriet
  • bambus
  • bambus
  • bambuszok
  • bambusz
  • bambus
  • bambusový
  • bambus
  • bambus
  • bambus
  • bambus
  • bambusový
  • bambus
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