Where does “Alkan” come from?

Alkan (German) comes from German alk-, from German Alkyl, from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

Alkan (German): alkane

Definitions

  1. alkane

Ancestry of “Alkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalk-alk
2GermanAlkylalkyl
3GermanAlkoholalcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor
4Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
5Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
6Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
7Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “Alkan”

Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →