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

Definitions

to collect

Ancestry of “thu gom”, step by step

thu gom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gôm

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

via Vietnamese thứ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	thứ	inferior in quality, second, second vice, under;...
2	Chinese	首	neck
3	Proto-Sino-Tibetan	*qV-luʔ	head

Every word from Egyptian qmy →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμμι →Every word from Latin cummi →