Where does “kalium” come from?
kalium (Latin) comes from German Kalium, from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.
kalium (Latin): potassium
Ancestry of “kalium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Kalium | potassium |
| 2 | German | Kali | potash |
| 3 | Arabic | قِلْي | — |
Words derived from “kalium”