Where does “huonekumipuu” come from?

huonekumipuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kumipuu, from Finnish kumi, from German Gummi, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

Ancestry of “huonekumipuu”, step by step

huonekumipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kumipuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkumipuurubber tree
2Finnishkumirubber; eraser; condom
3GermanGummirubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,...
4LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
5Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
6Egyptianqmyanointing oil

via Finnish huone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room
Every word from Egyptian qmy