Where does “kumitulppa” come from?
kumitulppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kumi, from German Gummi, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.
kumitulppa (Finnish): rubber stopper, rubber bung
Definitions
- rubber stopper, rubber bung
Ancestry of “kumitulppa”, step by step
kumitulppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kumi | rubber; eraser; condom |
| 2 | German | Gummi | rubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,... |
| 3 | Latin | cummi | Alternative form of cummis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόμμι | gum, obtained from babul |
| 5 | Egyptian | qmy | anointing oil |
via Finnish tulppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tulppa | A plug; A spigot; A stopper |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *stulpô | post, pole, column |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |