Where does “алкоголик” come from?
алкоголик (Russian) comes from Russian алкого́ль, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
алкоголик (Russian): alcoholic
Ancestry of “алкоголик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | алкого́ль | — |
| 2 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 3 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |