Where does “kumiteräsaapas” come from?

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

kumiteräsaapas (Finnish): rubber leather boot

Definitions

  1. rubber leather boot

Ancestry of “kumiteräsaapas”, step by step

kumiteräsaapas traces back through 3 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 terä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteräblade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot
2Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
3Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish saapas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaapasboot
2Old East Slavicсапогъ—
3Proto-Slavicsapogъ—
Every word from Egyptian qmy →