Where does “àlkohol” come from?

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

àlkohol (Serbo-Croatian): alcohol

Definitions

  1. alcohol

Ancestry of “àlkohol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
2Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “àlkohol”

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