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Where does “gumar” come from?

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

gumar (Aromanian): donkey

Definitions

  1. donkey

Ancestry of “gumar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangomardonkey; the amount of weight a donkey can carry,...
2Spanishgomarubber; gum; glue
3Latingumma—
4LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
5Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
6Egyptianqmyanointing oil

Words derived from “gumar”

  • gumãrescu
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