Where does “arukuru” come from?
arukuru (Rukai) comes from Japanese アルコール, from Dutch alcohol, from Spanish alcohol, from Old Spanish alcofol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
arukuru (Rukai): alcohol; ethanol
Definitions
- alcohol; ethanol
Ancestry of “arukuru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | アルコール | an alcohol; alcohol |
| 2 | Dutch | alcohol | alcohol class of compounds |
| 3 | Spanish | alcohol | alcohol; galena; kohl, stibnite |
| 4 | Old Spanish | alcofol | — |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |