Where does “bambu” come from?

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

bambu (Swedish): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “bambu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbamboebamboo
2Portuguesebambubamboo
3Malaybambubamboo
4Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
5Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
6Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree
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