Where does “bambu” come from?

bambu (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بامبو, from French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.

bambu (Turkish): bamboo, any fast-growing grass in the subfamily Bambusoideae and its wood

Definitions

  1. bamboo, any fast-growing grass in the subfamily Bambusoideae and its wood

Ancestry of “bambu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبامبوbamboo
2Frenchbamboubamboo
3Portuguesebambubamboo
4Malaybambubamboo
5Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
6Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
7Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree
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