Where does “칼륨” come from?

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

칼륨 (Korean): potassium

Definitions

  1. potassium

Ancestry of “칼륨”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseカリウムpotassium
2New Latinkaliumpotassium
3GermanKaliumpotassium
4GermanKalipotash
5Arabicقِلْي—
Every word from Arabic قِلْي →Every word from German Kali →Every word from German Kalium →