Where does “tyynypurukumi” come from?

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

tyynypurukumi (Finnish): pillow-shaped chewing gum

Definitions

  1. pillow-shaped chewing gum

Ancestry of “tyynypurukumi”, step by step

tyynypurukumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish tyyny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyynypillow, cushion
2Swedishdynaa cushion
3Old Norsedýna
4Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Egyptian qmy
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