Where does “guma” come from?

guma (Maguindanao) comes from Spanish goma, from Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

guma (Maguindanao): rubber

Definitions

  1. rubber

Ancestry of “guma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgomarubber; gum; glue
2Latingumma
3LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
4Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
5Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Egyptian qmy