Where does “alkoholbruk” come from?

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

alkoholbruk (Swedish): alcohol use

Definitions

  1. alcohol use

Ancestry of “alkoholbruk”, step by step

alkoholbruk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish alkohol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishalkoholalcohol; alcohol; beverage containing ethanol
2Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
3Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via Swedish bruk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbruka use, usage; a custom, a fashion, a tradition, a...
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Swedish alkohol →