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Where does “Kaliumnitrat” come from?

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

Kaliumnitrat (German): potassium nitrate

Definitions

  1. potassium nitrate

Ancestry of “Kaliumnitrat”, step by step

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