Where does “thu gom” come from?
thu gom (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.
thu gom (Vietnamese): to collect
Ancestry of “thu gom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | gôm | eraser |
| 2 | French | gomme | rubber, eraser; gum, chewing gum; gum |
| 3 | Italian | gomma | rubber, india rubber, caoutchouc; gum; eraser,... |
| 4 | Latin | gumma | — |
| 5 | Latin | cummi | Alternative form of cummis |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόμμι | gum, obtained from babul |
| 7 | Egyptian | qmy | anointing oil |