Where does “gôm xịt tóc” come from?

gôm xịt tóc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gôm, from French gomme, from Italian gomma, from Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

gôm xịt tóc (Vietnamese): hairspray

Definitions

  1. hairspray

Ancestry of “gôm xịt tóc”, step by step

gôm xịt tóc traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gôm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegômeraser
2Frenchgommerubber, eraser; gum, chewing gum; gum
3Italiangommarubber, india rubber, caoutchouc; gum; eraser,...
4Latingumma
5LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
6Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
7Egyptianqmyanointing oil

via Vietnamese tóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetócheadhair

via Vietnamese xịt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexịtto spray, to eject (liquid)
Every word from Egyptian qmyEvery word from Ancient Greek κόμμιEvery word from Latin cummi