Where does “alkohol” come from?

alkohol (Swedish) comes from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

alkohol (Swedish): alcohol; alcohol; beverage containing ethanol

Definitions

  1. alcohol; alcohol; beverage containing ethanol

Ancestry of “alkohol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alkohol”

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