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Where does “bambú” come from?

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

bambú (Spanish): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “bambú”, step by step

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