Etymology tree Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu)bor. Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)bor. Malay bambubor. Portuguese bambubor. Dutch bamboe Borrowed from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu).
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