Where does “나트륨” come from?
나트륨 (Korean) comes from Japanese ナトリウム, from German Natrium, from New Latin natrium, from German Natron, from Spanish natrón, from Arabic نَطْرُون, from Ancient Greek νίτρον, from Egyptian nṯrj.
나트륨 (Korean): sodium
Definitions
- sodium
Ancestry of “나트륨”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ナトリウム | sodium |
| 2 | German | Natrium | sodium |
| 3 | New Latin | natrium | sodium |
| 4 | German | Natron | bicarb |
| 5 | Spanish | natrón | natron |
| 6 | Arabic | نَطْرُون | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | νίτρον | sodium carbonate |
| 8 | Egyptian | nṯrj | to be divine; to make divine; divine, holy |
| 9 | Egyptian | -j | Marks the dual form of nouns and adjectives.... |
| 10 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 11 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |