Where does “Kaliumbromid” come from?

Kaliumbromid (German) comes from German Kalium, from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.

Kaliumbromid (German): potassium bromide

Definitions

  1. potassium bromide

Ancestry of “Kaliumbromid”, step by step

Kaliumbromid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kalium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaliumpotassium
2GermanKalipotash
3Arabicقِلْي—

via German bromid

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