Where does “kumihartsi” come from?

kumihartsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hartsi, from German harz, from Middle High German Hardt, from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

kumihartsi (Finnish): gum resin

Definitions

  1. gum resin

Ancestry of “kumihartsi”, step by step

kumihartsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hartsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhartsiresin
2Germanharzresin
3Middle High GermanHardt—
4Old High Germanharthard
5Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
6Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
7Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
8Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

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-Turkic *keŕ- →