Where does “Kalisalz” come from?

Kalisalz (German) comes from German salz, from Middle High German salz, from Old High German salz, from Proto-West Germanic salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

Kalisalz (German): potash

Definitions

  1. potash

Ancestry of “Kalisalz”, step by step

Kalisalz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German salz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansalzsalt, table salt, sal
2Middle High Germansalz—
3Old High Germansalz—
4Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
5Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

via German Kali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKalipotash
2Arabicقِلْي—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →