Where does “alkohoolne” come from?

alkohoolne (Estonian) comes from Estonian alkohol, from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

alkohoolne (Estonian): alcoholic

Definitions

  1. alcoholic

Ancestry of “alkohoolne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianalkoholalcohol
2GermanAlkoholalcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor
3Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
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
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