Where does “kali” come from?

kali (Finnish) comes from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.

kali (Finnish): potassium; potassium oxide

Definitions

  1. potassium; potassium oxide

Ancestry of “kali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKalipotash
2Arabicقِلْي—

Words derived from “kali”

Every word from Arabic قِلْي →