Where does “kalium” come from?

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

kalium (Faroese): potassium

Definitions

  1. potassium

Ancestry of “kalium”, step by step

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