Where does “goma” come from?

goma (Sranan Tongo) comes from Portuguese goma, from Late Latin gumma, from Latin gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

goma (Sranan Tongo): starch laundry stiffener

Definitions

  1. starch laundry stiffener

Ancestry of “goma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegomastarch; gum; home, house
2Late Latingummagum
3LatingummiAlternative form of cummis; gum
4Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
5Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Egyptian qmy