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Where does “бамбуковый” come from?

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

Ancestry of “бамбуковый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбамбу́к—
2Dutchbamboebamboo
3Portuguesebambubamboo
4Malaybambubamboo
5Tamilவேம்பு—
6Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
7Proto-Dravidian*wēmpu—
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