Where does “alkohol” come from?
alkohol (Swedish) comes from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
alkohol (Swedish): alcohol; alcohol; beverage containing ethanol
Definitions
- alcohol; alcohol; beverage containing ethanol
Ancestry of “alkohol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 2 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |
Words derived from “alkohol”