Where does “rágógumi” come from?
rágógumi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rágó, from Hungarian rág, from Proto-Uralic ruŋke- — gnaw.
rágógumi (Hungarian): chewing gum; bubblegum
Ancestry of “rágógumi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | rágó | present participle of rág; Ellipsis of rágógumi |
| 2 | Hungarian | rág | to chew |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ruŋke- | gnaw |