Where does “באַמבוק” come from?

באַמבוק (Yiddish) comes from Russian бамбу́к, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.

באַמבוק (Yiddish): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “באַמבוק”, step by step

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