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Where does “камедный” come from?

камедный (Russian) comes from Russian каме́дь, from Old East Slavic комидь, from Greek κομμίδιον, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

камедный (Russian): gum

Definitions

  1. gum

Ancestry of “камедный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкаме́дь—
2Old East Slavicкомидь—
3Greekκομμίδιον—
4Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Egyptian qmy →