Where does “Kalium” come from?

Kalium (Albanian) comes from German Kalium, from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.

Kalium (Albanian): potassium

Definitions

  1. potassium

Ancestry of “Kalium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaliumpotassium
2GermanKalipotash
3Arabicقِلْي—
Every word from Arabic قِلْي →Every word from German Kali →Every word from German Kalium →