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Where does “Kaliumfluorid” come from?

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

Kaliumfluorid (German): potassium fluoride

Definitions

  1. potassium fluoride

Ancestry of “Kaliumfluorid”, step by step

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