Where does “сквален” come from?

сквален (Kazakh) comes from Russian сквален, from French squalène, from Latin squalus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

сквален (Kazakh): squalene

Definitions

  1. squalene

Ancestry of “сквален”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсквален—
2Frenchsqualène—
3Latinsqualusa kind of sea fish, thought to be a shark;...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Latin squalus →Every word from French squalène →