Where does “آلقول” come from?
آلقول (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French alcool, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
Ancestry of “آلقول”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | alcool | alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated... |
| 2 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 3 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 4 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 5 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 6 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |