Where does “kumiletku” come from?

kumiletku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kumi, from German Gummi, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

kumiletku (Finnish): rubber hose

Definitions

  1. rubber hose

Ancestry of “kumiletku”, step by step

kumiletku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish letku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishletkuA hosepipe, hose
2Russianплёткаwhip
Every word from Egyptian qmy →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμμι →Every word from Latin cummi →
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