Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “pyyhekumi” come from?

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

pyyhekumi (Finnish): eraser

Definitions

  1. eraser

Ancestry of “pyyhekumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkumirubber; eraser; condom
2GermanGummirubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,...
3LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
4Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
5Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Egyptian qmy →