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Where does “бамбук” come from?

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

Ancestry of “бамбук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbamboebamboo
2Portuguesebambubamboo
3Malaybambubamboo
4Tamilவேம்பு—
5Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
6Proto-Dravidian*wēmpu—

Words derived from “бамбук”

  • бамбуковый
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