Where does “kaliumhydroksidi” come from?

kaliumhydroksidi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalium, from German Kalium, from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.

kaliumhydroksidi (Finnish): potassium hydroxide

Definitions

  1. potassium hydroxide

Ancestry of “kaliumhydroksidi”, step by step

kaliumhydroksidi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaliumpotassium
2GermanKaliumpotassium
3GermanKalipotash
4Arabicقِلْي—

via Finnish hydroksidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhydroksidihydroxide
Every word from Arabic قِلْي →Every word from German Kali →Every word from German Kalium →