Where does “alkohol” come from?

alkohol (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish alcohol, from Old Spanish alcofol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

Ancestry of “alkohol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalcoholalcohol; galena; kohl, stibnite
2Old Spanishalcofol
3Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
4Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
5Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
6Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل