Where does “kumivene” come from?

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

kumivene (Finnish): inflatable boat, inflatable dinghy, inflatable,...

Definitions

  1. inflatable boat, inflatable dinghy, inflatable,...

Ancestry of “kumivene”, step by step

kumivene 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 vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveneboat
2Proto-Finnicvenehboat
Every word from Egyptian qmy →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμμι →Every word from Latin cummi →