Where does “alkohol” come from?

alkohol (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

alkohol (Norwegian Bokmål): alcohol

Definitions

  1. alcohol

Ancestry of “alkohol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
2Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “alkohol”

Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →
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