Where does “viinikumi” come from?

viinikumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish viini, from Swedish vin, from Old Norse vín, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

viinikumi (Finnish): wine gum

Definitions

  1. wine gum

Ancestry of “viinikumi”, step by step

viinikumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiniwine; quiver
2Swedishvina wine
3Old Norsevínwine
4Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
5Latinvīnumwine
6Proto-Italicwīnomwine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

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 weh₁y- →