Where does “kumitiiviste” come from?

kumitiiviste (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiiviste, from Finnish tiivistää, from Finnish tiivis, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

kumitiiviste (Finnish): rubber seal, rubber gasket

Definitions

  1. rubber seal, rubber gasket

Ancestry of “kumitiiviste”, step by step

kumitiiviste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiiviste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiivisteseal, gasket; concentrate; weatherstrip
2Finnishtiivistääto compact, compress
3Finnishtiivistight, compact, dense, solid; concise
4Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós

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 steypós