Where does “Alk” come from?
Alk (German) comes from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
Alk (German): auk, any bird of the family Alcidae; alcohol
Definitions
- auk, any bird of the family Alcidae; alcohol
Ancestry of “Alk”, step by step
Alk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Alkohol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Alkohol | alcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 3 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 4 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 5 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via Swedish alka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | alka | auk; bird in the family Alcidae |
| 2 | Old Norse | álka | auk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | alkǭ | a kind of sea bird, auk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁el- | greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;... |