Where does “アルカリ金属” come from?

アルカリ金属 (Japanese) comes from Japanese アルカリ, from Dutch alkali, from French alcali, from Medieval Latin alcali, from Arabic اَلْقِلْي.

アルカリ金属 (Japanese): an alkali metal

Definitions

  1. an alkali metal

Ancestry of “アルカリ金属”, step by step

アルカリ金属 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese アルカリ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseアルカリalkali class of caustic bases
2Dutchalkalialkali
3Frenchalcalialkali
4Medieval Latinalcali—
5Arabicاَلْقِلْي—

via Japanese 金属

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese金属metal
2Middle Chinese金屬—
Every word from Arabic اَلْقِلْي →Every word from Medieval Latin alcali →Every word from French alcali →