Where does “kaliumsyanidi” come from?
kaliumsyanidi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalium, from German Kalium, from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.
kaliumsyanidi (Finnish): potassium cyanide
Definitions
- potassium cyanide
Ancestry of “kaliumsyanidi”, step by step
kaliumsyanidi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kalium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalium | potassium |
| 2 | German | Kalium | potassium |
| 3 | German | Kali | potash |
| 4 | Arabic | قِلْي | — |
via Finnish syanidi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syanidi | cyanide |