Where does “kumijalkine” come from?
kumijalkine (Finnish) comes from Finnish kumi, from German Gummi, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.
kumijalkine (Finnish): (article of) rubber footwear
Definitions
- (article of) rubber footwear
Ancestry of “kumijalkine”, step by step
kumijalkine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kumi | rubber; eraser; condom |
| 2 | German | Gummi | rubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,... |
| 3 | Latin | cummi | Alternative form of cummis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόμμι | gum, obtained from babul |
| 5 | Egyptian | qmy | anointing oil |
via Finnish jalkine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jalkine | A piece of footwear |
| 2 | Finnish | jalka | foot; leg; the lower limb of a human |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jalka | leg; foot |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | jalka | — |