Where does “а̀лкохол” come from?
а̀лкохол (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
Ancestry of “а̀лкохол”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 2 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 3 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |
Words derived from “а̀лкохол”