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Where does “gummi” come from?

gummi (Czech) comes from Latin gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

Ancestry of “gummi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingummiAlternative form of cummis; gum
2Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
3Egyptianqmyanointing oil
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