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Where does “Kaliumphosphat” come from?

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

Kaliumphosphat (German): potassium phosphate

Definitions

  1. potassium phosphate

Ancestry of “Kaliumphosphat”, step by step

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