Where does “mambu” come from?

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

mambu (Tok Pisin): pipe; bamboo; wind instrument

Definitions

  1. pipe; bamboo; wind instrument

Ancestry of “mambu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mambu”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Kannada ಬಂಬು →Every word from Tamil வேம்பு →
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