Where does “гума” come from?

гума (Bulgarian) comes from French gomme, from Italian gomma, from Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

гума (Bulgarian): rubber material

Definitions

  1. rubber material

Ancestry of “гума”, step by step

гума traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French gomme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgommerubber, eraser; gum, chewing gum; gum
2Italiangommarubber, india rubber, caoutchouc; gum; eraser,...
3Latingumma
4LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
5Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
6Egyptianqmyanointing oil

via German Gummi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGummirubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,...
Every word from Egyptian qmy