Where does “kalium” come from?

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

kalium (English): Potassium

Definitions

  1. Potassium

Ancestry of “kalium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinkaliumpotassium
2GermanKaliumpotassium
3GermanKalipotash
4Arabicقِلْي—

Words derived from “kalium”

Every word from Arabic قِلْي →Every word from German Kali →Every word from German Kalium →