Where does “gom góp” come from?

gom góp (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.

gom góp (Vietnamese): to accumulate; to store up; to collect; to save up

Definitions

  1. to accumulate; to store up; to collect; to save up

Ancestry of “gom góp”, step by step

gom góp traces back through two 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 góp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegópto contribute; to donate; to join (in)
2Chinese
Every word from Egyptian qmy
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