Where does “калий” come from?

калий (Kazakh) comes from Russian ка́лий, from New Latin kalium, from German Kalium, from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.

калий (Kazakh): potassium

Definitions

  1. potassium

Ancestry of “калий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianка́лийpotassium
2New Latinkaliumpotassium
3GermanKaliumpotassium
4GermanKalipotash
5Arabicقِلْي—
Every word from Arabic قِلْي →Every word from German Kali →Every word from German Kalium →