Where does “カリウム” come from?

カリウム (Japanese) comes from New Latin kalium, from German Kalium, from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.

カリウム (Japanese): potassium

Definitions

  1. potassium

Ancestry of “カリウム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinkaliumpotassium
2GermanKaliumpotassium
3GermanKalipotash
4Arabicقِلْي—

Words derived from “カリウム”

Every word from Arabic قِلْي →Every word from German Kali →Every word from German Kalium →