Where does “kumiperuna” come from?

kumiperuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish peruna, from Swedish jordpäron, from Swedish jord, from Old Swedish iorþ, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

kumiperuna (Finnish): a potato that has been steamed pre-peeled without rinsing, causing the potato starch remaining on its surface to gelatinize and form a rubbery skin once it's dried

Definitions

  1. a potato that has been steamed pre-peeled without rinsing, causing the potato starch remaining on its surface to gelatinize and form a rubbery skin once it's dried

Ancestry of “kumiperuna”, step by step

kumiperuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peruna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperunapotato, "Solanum tuberosum"
2Swedishjordpäronpotato
3Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
4Old Swedishiorþearth, land
5Old Norsejǫrðearth
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

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 h₁er-
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