Where does “natrium” come from?
natrium (Indonesian) comes from Malay natrium, from English natrium, from New Latin natrium, from German Natron, from Spanish natrón, from Arabic نَطْرُون, from Ancient Greek νίτρον, from Egyptian nṯrj.
natrium (Indonesian): sodium
Ancestry of “natrium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | natrium | sodium |
| 2 | English | natrium | Sodium |
| 3 | New Latin | natrium | sodium |
| 4 | German | Natron | bicarb |
| 5 | Spanish | natrón | natron |
| 6 | Arabic | نَطْرُون | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | νίτρον | sodium carbonate |
| 8 | Egyptian | nṯrj | to be divine; to make divine; divine, holy |
| 9 | Egyptian | -j | Marks the dual form of nouns and adjectives.... |
| 10 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 11 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |