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Where does “gomar” come from?

gomar (Albanian) comes from Spanish goma, from Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

gomar (Albanian): donkey; the amount of weight a donkey can carry,...

Definitions

  1. donkey; the amount of weight a donkey can carry,...

Ancestry of “gomar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgomarubber; gum; glue
2Latingumma—
3LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
4Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
5Egyptianqmyanointing oil

Words derived from “gomar”

  • gumar
  • gumãrescu
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