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Where does “камедь” come from?

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

Ancestry of “камедь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкомидь—
2Greekκομμίδιον—
3Egyptianqmyanointing oil

Words derived from “камедь”

  • камедный
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