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Where does “kalian” come from?

kalian (English) comes from New Latin kalium, from German Kalium, from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.

kalian (English): Describing minerals containing potassium; A...

Definitions

  1. Describing minerals containing potassium; A...

Ancestry of “kalian”, step by step

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