Where does “kumityyny” come from?
kumityyny (Finnish) comes from Finnish kumi, from German Gummi, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.
kumityyny (Finnish): rubber engine mount
Ancestry of “kumityyny”, step by step
kumityyny 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 tyyny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tyyny | pillow, cushion |
| 2 | Swedish | dyna | a cushion |
| 3 | Old Norse | dýna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dūnaz | Alternative form of *dūnǭ; down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |