Where does “كوهرجلة” come from?

كوهرجلة (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish كوهرچله, from Classical Persian گوهرچله, from Persian گوهر, from Middle Persian gwhl, from Old Persian gauθra.

كوهرجلة (Egyptian Arabic): saltpetre, potassium nitrate

Definitions

  1. saltpetre, potassium nitrate

Ancestry of “كوهرجلة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكوهرچلهsaltpetre, potassium nitrate, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder
2Classical Persianگوهرچله—
3Persianگوهرjewel; gem; pearl
4Middle Persiangwhlsubstance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage
5Old Persiangauθra—
Every word from Old Persian gauθra →Every word from Middle Persian gwhl →Every word from Persian گوهر →