Where does “גומי” come from?

גומי (Yiddish) comes from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

גומי (Yiddish): rubber, gum substance

Definitions

  1. rubber, gum substance

Ancestry of “גומי”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
2Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
3Egyptianqmyanointing oil
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