Where does “קאַליום” come from?

קאַליום (Yiddish) comes from German Kalium, from German Kali, from Arabic قِلْي.

קאַליום (Yiddish): potassium the chemical element

Definitions

  1. potassium the chemical element

Ancestry of “קאַליום”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaliumpotassium
2GermanKalipotash
3Arabicقِلْي—
Every word from Arabic قِلْي →Every word from German Kali →Every word from German Kalium →