Where does “gumka” come from?

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

gumka (Polish): eraser, rubber

Definitions

  1. eraser, rubber

Ancestry of “gumka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gumka”

Every word from Egyptian qmy →