Where does “gumička” come from?

gumička (Czech) comes from Czech guma, from German Gumma, from New Latin gumma, from Latin gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

gumička (Czech): rubber band; hair tie

Definitions

  1. rubber band; hair tie

Ancestry of “gumička”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechgumarubber; eraser, rubber; condom
2GermanGumma—
3New Latingumma—
4LatingummiAlternative form of cummis; gum
5Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
6Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Egyptian qmy →