Where does “kénsav” come from?

kénsav (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sáv — stripe, streak; lane.

kénsav (Hungarian): sulfuric acid

Definitions

  1. sulfuric acid

Ancestry of “kénsav”, step by step

kénsav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian sáv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansávstripe, streak; lane

via Hungarian kén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankénsulfur, sulphur
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