Where does “アルコール” come from?
アルコール (Japanese) comes from Dutch alcohol, from Spanish alcohol, from Old Spanish alcofol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
アルコール (Japanese): an alcohol; alcohol
Ancestry of “アルコール”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |