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Where does “pellgowsel” come from?

pellgowsel (Cornish) comes from Cornish -el, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

pellgowsel (Cornish): mobile phone, cell phone

Definitions

  1. mobile phone, cell phone

Ancestry of “pellgowsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornish-elinstrument
2English-ál—
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—
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