Where does “Bambusoideae” come from?

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

Bambusoideae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Bambusoideae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualBambusagenus
2Malaybambubamboo
3Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
4Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
5Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Kannada ಬಂಬು →Every word from Tamil வேம்பு →