Where does “kaliumhydroksid” come from?

kaliumhydroksid (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hydroksid, from Norwegian Nynorsk hydrogen — hydrogen (chemical element, symbol H).

kaliumhydroksid (Norwegian Nynorsk): potassium hydroxide

Definitions

  1. potassium hydroxide

Ancestry of “kaliumhydroksid”, step by step

kaliumhydroksid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hydroksid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhydroksida hydroxide
2Norwegian Nynorskhydrogenhydrogen (chemical element, symbol H)

via Norwegian Nynorsk kalium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkaliumpotassium
Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk hydrogen →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk hydroksid →