Where does “kali” come from?

kali (Kashubian) comes from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.

kali (Kashubian): potash

Definitions

  1. potash

Ancestry of “kali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKalipotash
2Arabicقِلْي—
Every word from Arabic قِلْي →
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