Where does “kalium” come from?

kalium (New Latin) comes from German Kalium, from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.

kalium (New Latin): potassium

Definitions

  1. potassium

Ancestry of “kalium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaliumpotassium
2GermanKalipotash
3Arabicقِلْي—

Words derived from “kalium”

Every word from Arabic قِلْي →Every word from German Kali →Every word from German Kalium →