Where does “kumikangas” come from?

kumikangas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kangas, from Proto-Finnic kangas, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

kumikangas (Finnish): rubber cloth

Definitions

  1. rubber cloth

Ancestry of “kumikangas”, step by step

kumikangas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kangas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkangascloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
2Proto-Finnickangascloth, fabric
3Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

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 ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz