Where does “Kaliumiodid” come from?

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

Kaliumiodid (German): potassium iodide

Definitions

  1. potassium iodide

Ancestry of “Kaliumiodid”, step by step

Kaliumiodid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kalium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaliumpotassium
2GermanKalipotash
3Arabicقِلْي—

via German Iodid

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