Where does “а̀лкохол” come from?

а̀лкохол (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

а̀лкохол (Serbo-Croatian): alcohol

Definitions

  1. alcohol

Ancestry of “а̀лкохол”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
2Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
3Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “а̀лкохол”

Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →