Where does “alkohol” come from?
alkohol (Indonesian) comes from Dutch alcohol, from Spanish alcohol, from Old Spanish alcofol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
alkohol (Indonesian): alcohol
Ancestry of “alkohol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | alcohol | alcohol |
| 2 | Spanish | alcohol | alcohol; galena; kohl, stibnite |
| 3 | Old Spanish | alcofol | — |
| 4 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |
Words derived from “alkohol”