Where does “butanol” come from?

butanol (Polish) comes from Polish -oł, from Polish alkohol, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

Ancestry of “butanol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-ołforms nouns
2Polishalkoholalcohol
3Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
4Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Polish -oł →