Where does “kibrit” come from?

kibrit (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كبریت, from Arabic كِبْرِيت, from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉.

kibrit (Turkish): match

Definitions

  1. match

Ancestry of “kibrit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكبریتsulfur, a chemical element with an atomic number of 16
2Arabicكِبْرِيتsulfur, match
3Aramaicכִּבְּרִיתָא—
4Akkadian𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉—

Words derived from “kibrit”

Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 →Every word from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא →Every word from Arabic كِبْرِيت →