Where does “կալիում” come from?

կալիում (Armenian) comes from Latin kalium, from German Kalium, from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.

կալիում (Armenian): potassium

Definitions

  1. potassium

Ancestry of “կալիում”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinkaliumpotassium
2GermanKaliumpotassium
3GermanKalipotash
4Arabicقِلْي—
Every word from Arabic قِلْي →Every word from German Kali →Every word from German Kalium →