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
Ancestry of “pyyhekumi”, step by step
pyyhekumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kumi | rubber; eraser; condom |
| 2 | German | Gummi | rubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,... |
| 3 | Latin | cummi | Alternative form of cummis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόμμι | gum, obtained from babul |
| 5 | Egyptian | qmy | anointing oil |
via Finnish pyyhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyyhe | towel; any piece of soft cloth, tissue paper etc.... |
| 2 | Finnish | pyyhkiä | to wipe; to sweep; to erase |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pühkidäk | to wipe; to sweep |