Where does “raakakumi” come from?

raakakumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish raaka, from Finnish raakaöljy, from Swedish råolja, from Swedish rå, from Swedish råda, from Old Swedish rāþa, from Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną — to fit, to fix, to put together.

raakakumi (Finnish): raw rubber, unprocessed rubber

Definitions

  1. raw rubber, unprocessed rubber

Ancestry of “raakakumi”, step by step

raakakumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraakaraw; crude; rude, brutal
2Finnishraakaöljycrude oil
3Swedishråoljacrude oil
4Swedishraw; crude; rough
5Swedishrådato advise (give advice (to someone))
6Old Swedishrāþato ensure
7Old Norseráðato advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to...
8Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-