Where does “kumikorkki” come from?

kumikorkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkki, from Swedish kork, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

kumikorkki (Finnish): rubber cap, rubber stopper

Definitions

  1. rubber cap, rubber stopper

Ancestry of “kumikorkki”, step by step

kumikorkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkkicork; cap, top, lip
2Swedishkorkcork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle...
3GermanKorkcork
4Dutchkurkcork
5Middle Dutchcurccork
6Spanishcorchocork
7LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
8Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s—

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 *(s)kort-ek-s →