Where does “gumiak” come from?

gumiak (Polish) comes from Polish guma, from German Gumma, from New Latin gumma, from Latin gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

gumiak (Polish): galosh, Wellington boot

Definitions

  1. galosh, Wellington boot

Ancestry of “gumiak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgumarubber; chewing gum
2GermanGumma—
3New Latingumma—
4LatingummiAlternative form of cummis; gum
5Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
6Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Egyptian qmy →