Proto-South Dravidian :
Tamil : kampu, kampam-pul
Tamil meaning : bulrush millet, Italian millet
Malayalam : kampu
Malayalam meaning : bulrush millet, Italian millet
Malayalam derivates : kampam a grain; kamp-ari Holcus spicatus
Kannada : kambu
Kannada meaning : Holcus spicatus
Number in DED : 1242
sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-dednum,