Where does “alkoholmissbruk” come from?

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

alkoholmissbruk (Swedish): alcohol abuse

Definitions

  1. alcohol abuse

Ancestry of “alkoholmissbruk”, step by step

alkoholmissbruk 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 missbruk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmissbrukabuse; substance abuse
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Swedish alkohol →