Where does “kumivasara” come from?

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

kumivasara (Finnish): rubber mallet mallet with a rubber head, used to deliver a softer blow to the target than a metal hammer would produce

Definitions

  1. rubber mallet mallet with a rubber head, used to deliver a softer blow to the target than a metal hammer would produce

Ancestry of “kumivasara”, step by step

kumivasara traces back through two 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 vasara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvasarahammer; malleus, hammer
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Egyptian qmy