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Where does “Kaliumchlorid” come from?

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

Kaliumchlorid (German): potassium chloride

Definitions

  1. potassium chloride

Ancestry of “Kaliumchlorid”, step by step

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