Where does “lääkepurukumi” come from?

lääkepurukumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääke, from Finnish lääkitä, from Old Swedish läkia, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lääkepurukumi (Finnish): medical chewing gum

Definitions

  1. medical chewing gum

Ancestry of “lääkepurukumi”, step by step

lääkepurukumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lääke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkemedicine substance, remedy, drug
2Finnishlääkitäto medicate
3Old Swedishläkia—
4Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish purukumi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurukumichewing gum; bubblegum
2Finnishkumirubber; eraser; condom
3GermanGummirubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,...
4LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
5Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
6Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →