Where does “soda” come from?
soda (Swedish) comes from Italian soda, from Arabic سُوَّاد — saltwort.
soda (Swedish): soda, sodium carbonate
Ancestry of “soda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | soda | soda, sodium carbonate; soda water; third-person... |
| 2 | Arabic | سُوَّاد | saltwort |