Where does “potas” come from?

potas (Indonesian) comes from Dutch potas, from Dutch pot, from Middle Dutch pot, from Old Dutch *pot, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

potas (Indonesian): potash, potassium carbonate (K2CO3)

Definitions

  1. potash, potassium carbonate (K2CO3)

Ancestry of “potas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpotaspotash
2Dutchpotjar, pot; cooking pot; loo, crapper
3Middle Dutchpotpot, jar; can, jug
4Old Dutch*pota pot
5Frankish*pott—
6Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
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