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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaliumpotassium
2GermanKalipotash
3Arabicقِلْي—
Every word from Arabic قِلْي →