Where does “Bambusa” come from?

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

Bambusa (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Bambusa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Bambusa”

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