Where does “كحل” come from?

كحل (Arabic) comes from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

كحل (Arabic): antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...

Definitions

  1. antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...

Ancestry of “كحل”, step by step

كحل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic كُحْل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
2Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via Aramaic כוחלא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicכוחלא—

Words derived from “كحل”

Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →