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Where does “Bambusa” come from?

Bambusa (Translingual) comes from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu.

Ancestry of “Bambusa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Bambusa”

  • Bambusoideae
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →