Where does “kumiankka” come from?

kumiankka (Finnish) comes from Finnish ankka, from Finnish äänenvaimennin, from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana — on, onto.

kumiankka (Finnish): rubber duck

Definitions

  1. rubber duck

Ancestry of “kumiankka”, step by step

kumiankka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ankka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishankkadomestic duck, "Anas platyrhynchos domestica";...
2Finnishäänenvaimenninmuffler; silencer
3Finnishäänisound; audio; voice
4GreenlandicAani—
5Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
6Middle High Germanānewithout
7Old High Germanānawithout
8Proto-West Germanicanaon
9Proto-Germanic*an—
10Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish kumi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkumirubber; eraser; condom
2GermanGummirubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,...
3LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
4Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
5Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →