Where does “päällyskumi” come from?

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

päällyskumi (Finnish): outer tyre/tire e.g. for a bicycle

Definitions

  1. outer tyre/tire e.g. for a bicycle

Ancestry of “päällyskumi”, step by step

päällyskumi 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 päällys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystop, cover, overlay
2Finnishus-ing
Every word from Egyptian qmy →