Where does “bambuzal” come from?

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

bambuzal (Portuguese): canebrake

Definitions

  1. canebrake

Ancestry of “bambuzal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebambubamboo
2Malaybambubamboo
3Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
4Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
5Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu
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