Where does “-ol” come from?
-ol (Polish) comes from Polish alkohol, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
Ancestry of “-ol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | alkohol | alcohol |
| 2 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 3 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |