Where does “Kaliumcarbonat” come from?

Kaliumcarbonat (German) comes from German Carbonat, from French carbonate, from French carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Kaliumcarbonat (German): potassium carbonate

Definitions

  1. potassium carbonate

Ancestry of “Kaliumcarbonat”, step by step

Kaliumcarbonat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Carbonat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanCarbonatcarbonate
2Frenchcarbonatecarbonate
3Frenchcarbonecarbon
4Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via German Kalium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaliumpotassium
2GermanKalipotash
3Arabicقِلْي—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →